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Drawing showing masons' marks from the Old Castle of Duffus and Cawdor Castle.
DC 53763/4
Description Drawing showing masons' marks from the Old Castle of Duffus and Cawdor Castle.
Date c. 1857 to 1861
Collection Records of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
Catalogue Number DC 53763/4
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies DP 238882
Scope and Content Undated ink drawing annotated 'The Old Castle of Duffus was an earl seat of the Lord De Moravia probably the ruins from which the following marks are copied, are those of a building of the 14th century'. 'Cawdor Castle - Nairnshire. In 1450 or 1454, the Thane of Cawdor had a royal licence to build a town here; another two marks are upon the oldest portion of the building, frequently repeated'.
Accession Number 1975/12
External Reference SAS 194
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/1467845
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