Andrew Spratt

Craigmillar Castle, Edinburgh (Scotland) 'Cameron Morrison' image & reconstruction mock-up. #CraigmillarCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

One of our favourite Scottish castles: the magical Drum Castle near Peterculter in Aberdeenshire. Part of the castle dates back as far as the early 1200s, with the rest being added in stages over the following six centuries. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Aberdeenshire

Ravenscraig Castle, Fife (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over 'Cameron Morrison' image. Site started by King James II of Scots. #RavenscraigCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Restenneth Priory, Forfar, Angus (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over 'Historic Scotland' image. Robert The Bruce's Son, Prince John, was buried here. #RestennethPriory #ScottishChurches #HistoryRebuilt

Plunton Castle, Galloway (Scotland) 'Tim Richey' image and reconstruction of L-Plan Keep within Barmkin wall. from 2020. A Lennox family stronghold. #PluntonCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Castle Tioram on Loch Moidart (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. A MacDonald family stronghold. #CastleTioram #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Kaim of Mathers Castle, Mearns, Aberdeenshire (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up over 'Hill walking from a sofa' image. #KaimOfMathersCastle #Historyrebuilt #ScottishCoastalCastles

The impressive remains of Ruthven Barracks near Kingussie, built in the years to 1721 on the site of a castle first recorded in 1229 and later used by Alexander Stewart, 1st Earl of Buchan, better known as the Wolf of Badenoch. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Kingussie

The view north from Tarskavaig on the Isle of Skye's Sleat Peninsula over Tarskavaig Bay towards the majestic Black Cuillin mountain range. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Tarskavaig #IsleOfSkye #Sleat #Skye #Cuillin #Cuillins

Carsluith Castle, Dumfries & Galloway (Scotland) @undisscot.bsky.social image & reconstruction of Barmkin wall. #CarsluithCastle #ScottishCastles

Kamianets Podiliskyi Castle 'World of Castles' image and reconstruction suggestion to make it a more defensive site, Gif from 2018. #UkraineCastles

Mokrsko Gorne Castle (Poland) 'Yossarian' image and reconstruction suggestion Gif from 2020. #PolishCastles #medieval #HistoryRebuilt

Rhys ap Maewdudd's Castle of Dryslwyn (Wales) @gunpowderdan.bsky.social image & reconstruction. During the 1287 siege a group of knights were killed whilst inspecting a siege mine. #DryslwynCastle #WelshCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Kisimul Castle, Castle Bay, Barra (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up with extra defensive hoarding. A Macneil family stronghold. #KisimulCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Aberdour Castle, Fife (Scotland) 'Cameron Morrison' image & reconstruction mock-up of earlier Keep. A Douglas family stronghold. Site used in the filming of #Outlander #AberdourCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Greenknowe Tower, Gordon (Scotland) 'Cameron Morrison' image & reconstruction mock-up of L-Plan Keep with lean-to Hall/Kitchen block built by James Seton in 1581. #GreenknoweTower #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebui

Lochwood Castle (Scotland) reconstruction. A Johnstone family stronghold. In 1547 English forces climbed over Barmkin wall at night holding servants captive in outbuildings & waited for a maid to open tower door in the morning taking Castle without firing a shot. #LochwoodTower

Tantallon Castle, East Lothian (Scotland) reconstruction mock-up. Built by William 1st Earl of Douglas, he may have copied elements of Château Gaillard in his construction of Tantallon. #TantallonCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Chateau de Falaise reconstruction mock-up. William the Lion, King of Scots was held captive here in 1174 & forced to sign the Treaty of Falaise allowing English garrisons to hold the Scottish Castles of South Berwick, Roxburgh, Jedburgh, Edinburgh & Stirling.

Chateau du Wineck reconstruction mock-up over 'burgenruinen'image. Property of the Counts of Eguisheim around 1200, site passed to the Count of Ferrette, who donated it to the Bishopric of Strasbourg in 1251. Entrusted to the Knights of Wineck, it was owned by the Habsburgs.

Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England! Destroyed by Vikings in 993, it was soon rebuilt by the Normans! 'yesjimstheman' info/image turned into a mock-up Gif of Norman Keep & possible earlier courtyard layout. #BamburghCastle

Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland (England) @jimscottphoto.bsky.social image turned into a reconstruction mock-up. #DunstanburghCastle #EnglishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

York (England) reconstruction mock-up. #York #YorkTownWalls #EnglishCastles

Cifford's Tower, York (England) my old watercolour reconstruction suggestion. #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #Watercolourpainting

Micklegate Bar, York (England) reconstruction mock-up of missing outer Barbican which when breached during a siege would become a killing zone. #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #York

Bootham Bar, York (England) reconstruction mock-up suggestion. #York #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Monk Bar, York (England) 'Lazlo Uzala' image & reconstruction mock-up with barbican. #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Walmgate Bar York - arch from 12th cent other parts from 14th & 15th cent 'Lazlo Uzala' info/image turned into a more battle ready mock-up Gif. #Walmgate #York

Cawdor Castle, Nairn (Scotland) home of the Thanes of Cawdor of Shakespear fame in 'Macbeth' @undisscot.bsky.social image with a Sepia effect & suggestion of earlier tower with second level entry and wooden palisade Castle-Town. #CawdorCastle #ScottishCastles

Asked 'AI' to animate my old watercolour of earth and timber fort raised by English forces in 1548/49 at Haddington in East Lothian. During the 'Wars of the Rough Wooing' #HistoricHaddington

English Fort around 'Donjon' at Haddington & within town walls during the Wars of the Rough Wooing in 1549. Scots attacked from the North and the French from the South. My old watercolour paintings from 1990s & corner tower stump in Tesco carpark. #HistoricHaddington

Part of the stone circle at Little Salkeld in Cumbria known as ‘Long Meg and Her Daughters’. Dating from the Neolithic and Bronze Age, the circle is one of the widest in the UK. 📸 My own. #StandingStoneSunday #LongMeg #Prehistory #Archaeology #Cumbria

Haddington, East Lothian (Scotland) Canmore image and rough overlap of outline of my old watercolour of earth and timber fort raised by English forces in 1548/49 within the Townwalls & around Donjon (likely where the George Hotel sits in modern times) #HistoricHaddington

Lesmahagow Priory was founded as a Tironensian house in 1144, when it became a daughter-house of Kelso Abbey. The priory was jointly founded by King David I and by John, Bishop of Glasgow. @undisscot.bsky.social info. Reconstruction mock-up. #LesmahagowPriory #HistoryRebuilt

Archibald 4th Earl of Douglas, Son of 'The Grim' was a colourful character. He chased Hotspur Percy away from the siege of Hailes in 1400. Was shot with three arrows & lost an eye at Homildon Hill 1402. Lost a testicle at Shrewsbury in 1403 & lost his life at Verneuil in 1424.

In 1400 Hotspur Percy besieged Hailes in East Lothian. After two failed assaults he made camp. But was chased away at night by Archibald Douglas (Son of 'The Grim') when his siege camp was set ablaze. #HailesCastle #ScottishCastles

Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire (Scotland) @ailishsinclair.bsky.social image & reconstruction mock-up of earlier basic Preston Tower with wooden palisade from the early 1400s. #FyvieCastle #ScottishCastles #HistoryRebuilt

Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight reconstruction mock-up. Castle was attacked by French raiders in 1377. #CarisbrookeCastle #HistoryRebuilt

Pasted my Seton armour bascinet in with the Agincourt line up. (A kind of medieval Where's Wally?)

Portencross Castle in North Ayrshire (Scotland) @undisscot.bsky.social image & reconstruction mock-up. A Boyd family stronghold. #PortencrossCastle #ScottishCoastalCastles #HistoryRebuilt

My youngest Son, Cameron and myself as Men at Arms at Haddington 700 King Robert The Bruce celebrations in 2018. Overlapped image on Graham Turner's Classic Agincourt painting to make it look more Arty.

Raglan Castle, Monmouthshire (South Wales) reconstruction mock-up over 'Prys Williams' image. Castle associated with William ap Thomas (known later as 'the Blue Knight of Gwent') who fought for King Henry V of England at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. #RaglanCastle

Today's the anniversary of the battle of Agincourt. Don't forget.

In 1403 both Hotspur Percy & Prince Hal (later Henry V) lifted their visors at Shrewsbury. Hotspur got a full force impact to his aventail & died. Hal fortunately got a ricochet arrow so didn't didn't go full force & arrow head eventually removed with Bradmore tool.

As a Kid at Dirleton Primary School in 1970s my introduction to history was thru Ladybird books. Henry V & Agincourt must have stayed with me as I use a Henry V dummy ('Victor') in my Man at Arms weapons talks many years later! #ManAtArms #Reenactment #storyteller

Netflix's King Henry V of England played by Timothee Chalamet and as I would like to have seen him in armour for Battle of Agincourt in 1415. But understand leading man has to be seen for modern story telling! However in medieval times an arrow in the face would spoil your day.

Some helmet examples from Netflix's 'The King'. There is a mixed bag of later 1400s great bascinets, sallets and armets in the wider shots

Westgate Southampton (England) reconstruction suggestion. Where English forces left with King Henry V of England for France in 1415 leading to Agincourt. #SouthamptonTownWalls

Westgate Southampton (England) reconstruction suggestion. Where English forces left with King Henry V of England for France in 1415 leading to Agincourt. #SouthamptonTownWalls

Castle Menzies near Aberfeldy in Perthshire (Scotland) 'Cameron Morrison' image & earlier tower suggestion. A Menzies family stronghold. #CastleMenzies #ScottishCastles