Talk:Castle of Rattray

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Books

Sources have not been referenced in this article but are useful:

Nicholas Kenneth McLeod (1899). The Churches of Buchan and Notes by the Way. A. & R. Milne.
William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1894). The Quarterly Review.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
A New History of Aberdeen.
Rev. J.B. (John Burnett) Pratt (1858). Buchan. Aberdeenshire Council note p.167 as reference.
Burgess, Merchant and Priest: The Medieval Scottish Town; by Derek Hall.

These are the book references cited in the bibliographies of the various web sources consulted:

(WEBHISTORIAN):

Fishing Off The Knuckle - The Fishing Villages of Buchan; David W. Summers; ISBN: 0 906265 10 X
Fraserburgh Past and Present; J. Cranna
Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1791-1799, Vol 11
Statistical Accounts of Scotland 1834-1845, Vol 12
Sand and Silence - Lost Villages of the North; Douglas Willis

(VISION OF BRITAIN):

Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland; (1882-4); Frances Groome
Gazetteer of the British Isles; (1887); John Bartholomew

(ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL):

FERGUSON, J (1913); T Banff Fc 10,3a(1912-3)207-82; 215-6, 241-2
ORDNANCE SURVEY; (1866); Ordnance Name Book; No21(1870) 30
ROBERTSON, J; (1843); Hist Of Shires Of Aber & Banff; 423-5
MURRAY, H.K. (1990); Des: Old Rattray; 17

(VISIT PETERHEAD- BY DEREK JENNINGS):

extracted from his book: Notes on Historic Buchan

hope these references help, Bobbacon 22:06, 3 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Information / details required

Which Comyn son drowned in the well near the castle? Was the Chapel actually built because of this?
Are there any accurate and specific construction dates for the castle or chapel (rather than educated guesses)?
Did "Walter Comyn" (one of William Comyns sons) have anything to do with the castle (his name sometimes crops up on google searches on the subject).
Where is William Comyn recored as gifting wax to the chapel- is this in the Book of Deer?
Does the "great storm" of 1720 have a specific name in historical accounts (that would make it easier to trace in relation to destruction and damage etc..)?
Who conducted the 1980s excavations, are there any books available?
Are there any public domain images of:

the castles floor plan?
a photo of Castlehill?

Bobbacon 07:57, 25 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Book referencing

I am finding trouble getting ISBN numbers for most books- mainly from Google Books. I can find an OCLC number but am not able to match them to ISBN... both would be great if anyone can help!?!? Bobbacon 09:03, 19 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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