Extant 14th to 17th century examples of these stairways can be seen at Muchalls Castle, Crathes Castle and Myres Castle in Scotland.

A large forested area ' the Hill of Banchory ', owned by the Burnett family ( owners of Crathes Castle ), to the north east of the town has been replaced by a large housing estate and an influx of new residents.

His mother, Rohays Cecil, was the daughter of Major-General Sir James Burnett of Leys, 13th Baronet, owner of Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire, which is today opened to the public by the National Trust for Scotland.

It has been planted in the grounds of Crathes Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and has done well.

Castle Fraser is contemporary with other nearby castles: Craigievar Castle, Crathes Castle and Midmar Castle which are also believed to have been designed by the Bell family of master masons.

Crathes Castle is a 16th century castle near Banchory in the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland.

Construction of the current tower house of Crathes Castle was begun in 1553 but delayed several times during its construction due to political problems during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Alexander Burnett, who completed the construction of Crathes, began a new project, the early 17th century reconstruction of nearby Muchalls Castle.

Crathes Castle

* Ghost stories of Crathes Castle

The Clan Forbes family were close friends of the Clan Burnett of Leys, who built both Crathes Castle and Muchalls Castle.

* Crathes Castle

The technique of harling is utilised in a large number of famous Scottish buildings including Crathes Castle, Craigievar Castle, Muchalls Castle, Myers Castle, and Stirling Castle.

Scotland has many fine examples of medieval tower houses, including Crathes Castle, Craigievar Castle and Castle Fraser, and in the unstable Scottish Marches along the border between England and Scotland the peel tower was the typical residence of people of substance, with others being built by the government.

Crathes sits on land given as a gift to the Burnett of Leys family by King Robert the Bruce in 1323.

An example of such an early 16th-century four-poster resides in Crathes Castle, which was made for the original castle owners in the Burnett of Leys family.

For the visitor, the town has much to offer with two famous castles nearby, Crathes and Drum-both run by the National Trust for Scotland.

* Crathes Castle-official site at National Trust for Scotland

Surviving 16th and early 17th century specimens in England, Wales and Scotland are numerous, for example those at Longleat ( England ), Burghley House ( England ), Bodysgallen Hall ( Wales ), Muchalls Castle ( Scotland ) and Crathes Castle ( Scotland ); however, by the late 18th century the great hall was beginning to lose its purpose.

The Royal Deeside Railway originating at Milton of Crathes will shortly run to Banchory ; this line is part of the original line to Ballater.

Coy Burn joins the Dee at Milton of Crathes.

Crathes and its grounds are open to tourists throughout the year.

Work is underway to reinstate the railway between Banchory and Milton of Crathes, with a new station under construction at Milton of Crathes and one mile of track laid towards Banchory.

The railway offers a passenger train service over 1 mile of track from Milton of Crathes to Birkenbaud Crossing.

This work on Scotland's historic buildings include an extensive series of Scottish castles including Crathes Castle, Cawdor Castle, Dunnottar Castle and Muchalls Castle, some of which works are the earliest extant renderings of certain of these structures.

From July 1765, he also served as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas and began service as the customs collector at New Castle in 1771.

Important Douglas allies died in France and some of their heirs realigned with rival nobles through blood ties while at the same time Douglas experienced a loosening of allegiances in the Lothians and, with the loss of his command over Edinburgh Castle, this all served to improve James's position.

During the Middle Ages, because of its proximity to the Kingdom of Scotland, Carlisle became an important military stronghold ; Carlisle Castle, still relatively intact, was built in 1092 by William Rufus, and having once served as a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots.

In 1974 it became a civil parish with the title of town ; there are three wards, Bridge, Castle and Priory, each being served by six councillors.

From 1348 Lubin Castle served as the residence of the Piast duke Louis I the Fair and his descendants.

He served in a law office and in the British Linen Bank, then as factor for Sir Charles Ross's estate at Balnagown Castle.

New Castle is served by the Colonial School District and the New Castle Public Library.

New Castle has served as the filming location for numerous films and television series including: Dead Poets Society, Beloved ( film ), and River Ridge ( Web Series ).

The house is surrounded by a large estate which, at the time of the 7th Earl of Carlisle, covered over and included the villages of Welburn, Bulmer, Slingsby, Terrington and Coneysthorpe .< ref >< nowiki >' The Pride of Yorkshire '</ nowiki > exhibition leaflet, Castle Howard, 2010 </ ref > The estate was served by its own railway station, Castle Howard, from 1845 to the 1950s.

From 1861 to 1964 the town was served by Barnard Castle railway station.

The city itself is served by the New Castle Area School District, with several areas also served by their respective school districts.

New Castle proper is primarily served by four post-secondary education facilities: the New Castle Beauty School for cosmetology students in downtown, the New Castle School of Trades for technical trades in Pulaski Township, the Jameson School of Nursing ( owned & operated by Jameson Health System ) within the city, and the Lawrence County branch of Butler County Community College, which opened in 2008 in Union Township and serves as a de-facto community college to Lawrence County, which doesn't have its own community college.

The local community is served by the New Castle News, a newspaper published in the afternoon Monday-Friday.

The City of Castle Hills is served by five Alderpersons: Tom Davis, Steve McGuire, Tim Howell, Douglas Gregory, and Marcella Huff, all elected by the people of Castle Hills, as well as the Mayor of Castle Hills, Bruce Smiley-Kaliff.

A number of royal castles were also designated as shrieval castles, forming the administrative hub for a particular county – for example Winchester Castle served as the centre of Hampshire.

Takatomo served at Nijō Castle in Kyoto, where on February 28, 1864 he visited the Imperial Court and demonstrated his new methods to the emperor.

The Castle served as the seat of English, then later British government of Ireland under the Lordship of Ireland ( 1171 – 1541 ), the Kingdom of Ireland ( 1541 – 1800 ), and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ( 1800 – 1922 ).

Nationalists wanted a form of home rule, believing that Ireland was poorly served by the Government in Westminster and its Irish Executive in Dublin Castle.