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Photo courtesy of Rod Village, Convener for Colorado & Wyoming. ..taken during his recent visit to Scotland in 1996. [cropped from original photo here] |
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New Slains Castle was built
in 1664, to replace Slains Castle near Collierston, which had been demolished
in 1594 when King James IV marched north, and with gunpowder collected
from the town council of Aberdeen, personally supervised the
demolition. |