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Midhope Castle is a 16th-century tower house in Scotland. It is situated in the hamlet of Abercorn on the Hopetoun estate, About to the west of South Queensferry, on the outskirts of Edinburgh. It is located at . The derelict chateau that can be seen today represents the much-altered 5 storey, oblong tower house. In 1678 Midhope was given a facelift, when an entrance tower was removed and the extension to the east was heightened and extended. A new doorway was added along with a small courtyard, measuring , to the south. During the latter sixteenth century the castle belonged to Alexander Drummond of Midhope, brother to Robert Drummond of Carnock, Master of Work to the Crown of Scotland. A stone inscribed 'AD 1582 MB' commemorates Alexander and his wife Marjory Bruce.〔MacGibbon & Ross, ''Castellated and Domestic Architecture'', ii, (1887), 502-507〕 A painted ceiling from the tower survives in the care of Historic Scotland at Edinburgh. It includes cinquefoil motifs and probably commemorates the marriage of Sir Robert Drummond, who became laird in 1619, to a Hamilton heiress.〔''House of Drummond'', David Malcolm, Edinburgh (1808), 33.〕 The family motto was 'ad astra per ardua' and fragments from another painted ceiling had gold stars from the family crest. A large, two-chambered, oblong, late 17th century dovecot sits about to the southeast. The castle featured as a location in the 'Outlander' TV series. ==Photographs== Image:Midhope Castle 01.JPG|The castle from the east. Image:Midhope Castle 08.JPG|Close View. Image:Midhope Castle 07.JPG|Approach to the Castle with Dovecot to the left. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midhope Castle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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