Aberdour Castle - East Range, 1st Floor

            12th-17th century series of connected buildings.  1st floor tempera-painted timber ceiling decorated with fruit, foliage and cherubs to main panels, painted for the 8th Earl of Morton, c.1630.  Through this decoration he could demonstrate his wealth, culture and education.  It was probably extended to other rooms in the house.  The room also contains a moulded fireplace and studded timber door.

Aberdour Castle is important as it is made up of distinctive building phases, each documenting the building styles and fashions of the times. 

In 1351 the castle became the property of Sir James Douglas of Dalkeith and remained in the Douglas family until the 20th century. During the 15th century the tower house was enlarged and aggrandised reflecting the change in circumstances of the Douglas family with James 4th Lord of Dalkeith created Earl of Morton. He immediately set about improving the castle by building the central range. The 4th Earl built the terraced gardens to the S of the castle and the doocot to the far SE. 

The last and final building phase to the castle came after 1606 when William the 6th Earl inherited the Morton title. The E range when built was a fine and imposing building proclaiming the status of the Morton family and employing fine classical detailing. Unfortunately some of the fine external decoration has been lost.

Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Aberdour (show map)

Taken on: October 27, 2017

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Camera: Leica Camera AG M9 Digital Camera, f/2.0, 1/60 sec, 28mm, ISO 320 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Leica Camera AG M9 Digital Camera
Lens:	Leica Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH.
Aperture:	f/2.0
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	28mm
ISO:	320
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 6.0 (Macintosh)
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