This Castle is one of the later type, and erected in brick. It is contemporary with Tattershall in Lincolnshire, also built of brick, and undoubtedly forms one of the finest examples of the Castellated Mansion to be found in England. 25. Penshurst Place, Kent 168 The manor-house of the Sydneys first came into existence in the reign of Edward II., and gradually expanded into a happy mixture of the manorial mansion and the Castle. The Hall, seen in the centre of the picture, dates from the middle of the fourteenth century and is one of the earliest parts of the building. 26. Bothwell Castle, Lanarkshire 179 Bothwell Castle stands in all the majesty of ruin upon the banks of the Clyde, and is without doubt the grandest example in Scotland of the simple enclosure castle of the thirteenth century. A deep and wide moat protects it upon the land side, and its Donjon is also strengthened by its own ditch. 27. Neidpath Castle, Peeblesshire 182 Is a typical Lowland Keep or Peel overlooking the Tweed, and although it probably does not date back earlier than the fourteenth century in its present form, an older structure existed in the time of David I. (1124-1153), who dated charters there. The Castle was held by the Frasers until the fourteenth century, and John, Lord Yester, afterwards the Earl of Tweeddale, defended the place against Cromwell in 1646 but was obliged to surrender. 28. Edinburgh Castle from the Terrace of Heriot's Hospital 185 Edinburgh Castle is the centre of the national history of Scotland. It stands upon the ancient Burgh of Edwin, King of Northumbria, and although sadly altered and disfigured in comparatively modern times by the addition of many unpicturesque buildings, it still possesses interesting features of the past, and an imposing aspect when viewed from the city. 29. Dunnottar Castle, Kincardineshire 187 Dunnottar Castle is undoubtedly one of the most majestic ruins of the fourteenth century in Scotland, with a rich store of interesting history casting a halo of romance around the massive pile. The sea surrounds it on three sides, while a deep ravine upon the fourth severs it from the mainland. The tide of war has often ebbed and flowed before its hoary walls. The Keep was built by Sir William Keith in 1392, and in the Great Civil War the regalia of Scotland, which had been sent here for safety, was sent out of the Castle before its surrender to the English. 30. Tantallon Castle, Haddingtonshire 190