W Douglas Simpson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 5405501 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | W Douglas Simpson |
| NOMBRES | W Douglas |
| APELLIDO | Simpson |
| FIRMA | SIMPSON W D |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Aberdeen |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 72 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 72 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1919 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1975 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Glenbervie and its castle
The historic parish of Glenbervie, with its ancient castle and the adjoining remnant of the medieval parish church, in the graveyard of which sleep the immediate forebears of the poet Burns, lies at the northern apex of the Howe of the Mearns, about 7 miles SW of Stonehaven.The central portion of the parish skirts the left bank of the Bervie Water, and the rocks here belong to the Lower Old Red Sandstone, consisting of conglomerates and softish m…
Sir Daniel Wilson and the Prehistoric Annals of Scotland
IN the study of any science, it is always a rewarding thing occasionally to go back and read again the great classical treatises that have provided the foundation material for the modern development of the subject.About such works there clings an indelible impression of youthful vigour and freshness, of the deployment of broad philosophical principles, in those happy days before our scientific disciplines became so bogged down in technicalities, …
The Early Romanesque Tower at Restenneth Priory, Angus
In the latter part of the seventh century the power of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria reached its height. Upon its northern frontier, over against the Picts, a vigorous forward policy was adopted; and here, as so often in our early history, the Roman Church revealed herself as the ally of the State. Some part of the Pictish borderlands, south of the Forth, had by this time passed under Northumbrian control; and on the strength of this an Angl…
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON University of Aberdeen, Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXVII, Issue CCCIII, April 1962, Pages 353–354, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXVII.CCCIII.353 Published: 01 April 1962
The castles of Duffus, Rait, and Morton reconsidered
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXXIII, Issue 288, July 1958, Pages 515–516, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXXIII.288.515 Published: 01 July 1958
Finavon Castle
Pitsligo Castle, Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire
The Valliscaulian Priory of Beauly
Towards the end of the twelfth century the Carthusian monastery of Lugny or Luvigny, near Langres in Burgundy, contained a lay brother named Viard. In him the fire of religious enthusiasm burned so bright that he obtained leave from his abbot to retire into a cave in the Val des Choux— Vallis Caulium , the ‘Kail Glen’ as we call it in our homely Scottish speech—a sequestered glen amid the neighbouring wooded hills. Here he led a life of such aust…
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXIX, Issue CCLXXIII, October 1954, Pages 649–650, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXIX.CCLXXIII.649 Published: 01 October 1954
Drochil Castle and the Plan Tout Une Masse
Short Notices
Journal Article Short Notices Get access W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON W. DOUGLAS SIMPSON Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume LXVIII, Issue CCLXVII, April 1953, Pages 303–304, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/LXVIII.CCLXVII.303 Published: 01 April 1953
Abergeldie Castle
Caister Castle
Caister Castle (see air view, pi. xvi, a ) stands on the low ground about half a mile north-west of the little village of West Caister, one and a half miles from the rapidly encroaching sea, and some four miles from Great Yarmouth. Interest has always attached to the castle owing to the facts that it was built by the famous Sir John Fastolf, and that it played a part in the chequered fortunes of the Paston family, so brilliantly illuminated by th…
Cairnbulg Castle, Aberdeenshire
Part VNorfolk
The Tolquhon Aisle, and other Monuments in Tarves Kirkyard; with some further Notes on Tolquhon
Description of the tomb of William Forbes, seventh laird of Forbes which he constructed in 1598 in the parish church of Tarves. The tomb is now located in the churchyard of the present kirk which was constructed in 1798. Features of Tolquhon Castle are also considered
Hatton House, Midlothian
Hatton House is medieval in origin though it continued to be modified until the eighteenth century. An architectural account is presented along with historical references
Bastard Feudalism’ and the Later Castles
In fig. 1 we have a ground plan of Kildrummy Castle in Mar. The ‘noblest of northern castles’, as Cosmo Innes called this splendid ruin, is of special importance because it appears to be the most northerly example extant in Europe of the thirteenth-century castle of enceinte which on the lay or feudal side was the culminating expression of what has been styled the greatest age of Latin Christendom. Conformably to its type, the castle consists of …
Dudley Castle
The excavation of Esslemont Castle, Aberdeenshire
A brief account of the history of the castle and results of excavation are presented. Only the ruin of a small castellated mansion, dating from the later sixteenth century was visible. Excavation revealed the base of a massive tower-house thought to date to the fifteenth century. A brief note on the Cheyne family who owned the tower-house and a pottery sherd which came from Germany are included
Stilicho and Britain
(1942). Stilicho and Britain. Journal of the British Archaeological Association: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 41-52
Herstmonceux Castle
Two Donside Castles
Terpersie Castle appears to be the earliest dated example of the characteristic Scottish "three-stepped" or Z-type of castle, which is specially common in the regions north of the Mounth. The ruins are described and illustrated. The ruins of Towie Castle are also briefly considered
The Development of Dunnottar Castle
(1941). The Development of Dunnottar Castle. Archaeological Journal: Vol. 98, No. 1, pp. 87-98
Caister Castle
Caister Castle (see air view, pi. xvi, a ) stands on the low ground about half a mile north-west of the little village of West Caister, one and a half miles from the rapidly encroaching sea, and some four miles from Great Yarmouth. Interest has always attached to the castle owing to the facts that it was built by the famous Sir John Fastolf, and that it played a part in the chequered fortunes of the Paston family, so brilliantly illuminated by th…
Herstmonceux Castle
Bastard Feudalism’ and the Later Castles
In fig. 1 we have a ground plan of Kildrummy Castle in Mar. The ‘noblest of northern castles’, as Cosmo Innes called this splendid ruin, is of special importance because it appears to be the most northerly example extant in Europe of the thirteenth-century castle of enceinte which on the lay or feudal side was the culminating expression of what has been styled the greatest age of Latin Christendom. Conformably to its type, the castle consists of …
Dudley Castle
The Early Romanesque Tower at Restenneth Priory, Angus
In the latter part of the seventh century the power of the Anglian kingdom of Northumbria reached its height. Upon its northern frontier, over against the Picts, a vigorous forward policy was adopted; and here, as so often in our early history, the Roman Church revealed herself as the ally of the State. Some part of the Pictish borderlands, south of the Forth, had by this time passed under Northumbrian control; and on the strength of this an Angl…
Part VNorfolk
The Castles of Dudley and Ashby-de-la-Zouch
Lochaneilean Castle, Inverness-shire
This survey of Lochaneilean Castle was conducted in April 1935 on behalf of the Inverness Field Club, by which the expenses were defrayed. I gratefully acknowledge the warm interest shown in the undertaking by the Council of the Club, and the assistance which I received, in making the survey, from Dr. John Craig, F.S.A.Scot., and Mrs. Craig. The laird of Rothiemurchus, Lieut.-Col. John P. Grant, M.C., T.D., D.L., M.A., LL.B., Sheriff-substitute o…
The Affinities of Lord Cromwell’s Tower-House at Tattershall
(1935). The Affinities of Lord Cromwell’s Tower-House at Tattershall. Journal of the British Archaeological Association: Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 177-188
Scottish Memorials in Marienwerder Cathedral in Pomesania
The medieval cathedral contains a number of memorials to Scottish migrants
The Doune of Invernochty
The Doune of Invernochty is a very conspicuous mound situated at the confluence of the Nochty water with the Don. The mound is natural in origin but it was surrounded by earthworks and later a medieval castle in stone and lime was built. The remains are still visible. A detailed plan and description of the Doune is presented. It is identified as a mount-and-bailey fortress of Norman construction. The earthworks of the Doune are assigned to some p…
The Hill Fort on the Barmekin of Echt, Aberdeenshire
The Barmekin fort consists of five concentric lines of defence, the inner enclosing a roughly circular courtyard, about 340 feet in diameter. The stone defences are well constructed and as much as twelve feet thick and five feet high. A number of stone\r\ntraverses connect the two inner walls to restrict movement of any possible intruders. There are three possible entranceways. No trace of hut-circles survives within
Note on Recent Excavations at Kildrummy Castle
The castle was erected by Gilbert de Moravia, Bishop of Caithness, between 1223 and 1245, at the orders of Alexander II and entrusted to the hereditary wardenship of the local feudal landholders, the Earls of Mar. It is one of the most splendid examples of a great medieval fortress in Scotland, and is distinguished by its unusual size and architectural development. The ruins consist of a high and massive wall of enceinte, enclosing a spacious cou…
Notes on Five Donside Castles
The five ruined castles are all situated in the valley of the Aberdeenshire Don. With the exception of Tillycairn, no architectural description or plan of any of them has yet been published, and the notes and sketches of Tillycairn are not reliable. All five castles are excellent examples of the different types of fortified mansions, or "houses of fence," which were being constructed during the last half of the sixteenth century. In addition to T…
The Architectural History of Huntly Castle
The architectural history of Huntly Castle, which was the seat of the Gordon family, is complex. The chief feature is the great oblong keep, about 76 feet in length and 36 in breadth; having a large round tower, 38 feet in diameter, attached to its south-west corner, and, diagonally opposite to this, another tower, also round but far smaller and slighter. Reference is made to three drawings of 1799 which provide detail now lost. The castle began …
The Royal Castle of Kindrochit in Mar
The ruined castle survives mainly as foundations, none of the walls being more than ten feet high. A ground plan based on careful survey has been produced. The chief feature of this castle appears to have been a great mastertower or keep. The style of construction is typical of the fourteenth-and fifteenth-century castles in Aberdeenshire, marked by the very free use of mortar in filling the interstices between the large irregular stones. Small f…
The Excavation of Coull Castle, Aberdeenshire
The castle, which was the seat of the Durwards is located next to the medieval church. A historical background with documentary records is presented. Erected comparatively early in the thirteenth century, the Castle of Coull belongs to the older type of stone fortress characterised by a single envelope and the presence of a donjon. The excavation is described in detail with many plans and illustrations. All of the surviving components of the cast…
Dornoch Cathedral
The nineteenth-century restoration obliterated most of the ancient church whose construction commenced in the early thirteenth century. An architectural description is presented along with the limited documentary evidence available. Notable features include the sarcophagus of Sir Richard de Moravia
Supplementary Note to the Excavation of Coull Castle
Supplementary note to 'The Excavation of Coull Castle, Aberdeenshire' (p.45-99)
The Architectural History of Bothwell Castle
The now ruined castle has a very complex architectural history and dates mainly, if not entirely, to the 13th and 14th century. There is very little surviving documentary evidence. Gilbert de Moravia, Bishop of Caithness from 1223 to 1245, who founded Kildrummy Castle, belonged to the same distinguished family that owned the Castle of Bothwell. Alike in their great size and in their architectural development, these two sister castles stand entire…
The Augustinian Priory and Parish Church of Monymusk, Aberdeenshire
During the thirteenth century the ancient Culdee settlement at Monymusk was replaced by a priory - sometimes in later records styled an Abbey '” of Augustinian Canons Regular, under the Bishop of St Andrews.The possibility that the settlement was Celtic in origin is suggested by the existence of a sculptured stone at Monymusk. The remains of the priory were plundered in the late 16th century for the construction of the House of Monymusk. The pari…
Notes on Lulach's Stone, Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire; a Symbol Stone recently found in Mortlach Churchyard, Banffshire; and other Antiquities
The standing stone is said to mark the place where Lulach, stepson of Macbeth, was overtaken and killed after his father's defeat and death at Lumphanan (15th August 1057). The upper symbol on the stone is the familiar 'elephant' while the other is indecipherable. The church is believed to have its origins in the 6th century. The nearby 'Battle Stone' has on one side a Celtic cross between two fish-like monsters facing each other on top and a gro…
The Development of Balvenie Castle
The ruined castle at Balvenie occupied a position of tactical and strategic importance. The article describes construction phases in the 13th, 15th and 16th centuries demonstrating that the castle evolved from a primitive and purely military castle of enciente into a fortified residence
Corgarff Castle, Aberdeenshire
Corgarff Castle began as a rubble-built tower in the 16th century and was extensively remodelled after the Jacobite Rebellion. The author presents a detailed architectural account based on a survey of the remains and earlier plans. A detailed historical account highlights the confusion in some documentary sources between Corgarff and Towie Castles
Note on a Stone Circle at Melgum Lodge, near Tarland, Aberdeenshire
A small stone circle comprises six surviving stones, two of which have been disturbed. The tallest stone measures only three and a half feet from the existing ground surface
A New Survey of Kildrummy Castle
Further excavation and clearance of vegetation prompted a revised account of Kildrummy Castle which is thought to have been founded in the 13th century. A review of documentary evidence is followed by a detailed description of the surviving remains. Although the original 13th-century plan is preserved the buildings underwent very considerable reconstruction and repair. The gatehouse is of a type otherwise unknown in castles of this date in Scotla…
A Chambered Cairn at Allt-nam-Ban, Strathbrora, Sutherland
In the Sutherlandshire Report of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (no. 44), under the parish of Clyne, a short description is given of a chambered cairn on the left bank of the Allt-nam-Ban, a small burn which briskly flows into the eastern side of Loch Brora. The description is dated 25 August 1909, and shows very clearly that when Mr. Alexander O. Curie, then secretary of the Commission, surveyed the cair…
The Excavation of Kindrochit Castle, Aberdeenshire
The ruins of Kindrochit Castle stand in the heart of the much-frequented village of Braemar, near the head of the river Dee, amid the wild mountains of western Aberdeenshire. The castle occupies a very strong position on the east brink of a rocky gorge formed by the Clunie Water, and on the other side was defended by an ancient mill-lade, taken off the Clunie above the castle, and rejoining it below, so as to complete the insulation of the site. …
The Cathedral and Capitular Castle of Marienwerder in Pomesania
Scottish Memorials in Marienwerder Cathedral in Pomesania
The medieval cathedral contains a number of memorials to Scottish migrants
Craig Castle and the Kirk of Auchindoir, Aberdeenshire
A detailed account of the history of Auchindoir including a cup marked rock at Cuttiesburn, an earthwork at Cnoc Cailliche, the motte and church of Auchindoir.The architectural history of Craig Castle is presented in great detail
The Cathedral and Capitular Castle of Marienwerder in Pomesania
The Cathedral and Capitular Castle of Marienwerder in Pomesania
Edzell Castle
An account of the history of Edzell Castle which had its origins as a Norman motte and bailey. A detailed account of the architectural history of the castle and its environs includes a remarkable range of sculptures
The “House-Planets” At Edzell castle, Angus, Scotland
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