The earliest depiction of Ravenscraig, a detail from Pont’s 1590ssketch map of Buchan, showing Ravenscraig on the left, Castle Hill in the middle, and Inverugie on the right. See the original here.The castle as sketched in 1788from the southin Adam de Cardonnel’s Picturesque Antiquities of Scotland. The round tower has since collapsed, as had the corner on the near right hand side. All the dressed stone around the doors and windows have also been robbed.The castle as appears in the 1805Beauties of Scotland. This looks suspiciously as just a re-working of de Cardonnel’s illustration above.The castle from the west and opposite bank of the Ugie, sometime between 1838 and 1855. James Giles, R.S.A. (1801-1870). Note the lack of trees around the crag.Postcard with postmark Teignmouth January 1905, although given the lack of tree cover this may have been from an earlier negative. No publisher’s details. Sent to Miss Putt via Ms Grice of Somerset Place Teignmouth. Message reads: ‘Many happy returns of the day .B.C. Koorb Eilrahe’Postcard with postmark Peterhead 30 August 1910. Published by Valentines. Possibly from the same negative as the 1905 card above. Sent to Miss Ethel Hilton of Hill Crest, Reedham, Norfolk. Message reads: ‘Don’t be alarmed – she’s all right. Have had a terrible week of dissipation, but will give you all the news in my next letter. Glad you sawthe Websters, they’re expected on Wednesday. I think W & Maria L have stayed for the tennis games tonight, so they’re all going, fancy! Have heapes of new, which will surprise you! Love Jo.Unposted card published by The Wrench. Possibly the same negative again as the above two! Addressed to Miss St Rudland of Anglesey Road, Winanhoe, Essex. Message reads: ‘Dear St, Wishing you a Merry Christmas with love from Odie’.A view from the west side, the water here being the mill leat. Unposted and undated, but published by Raphael Tuck and Sons in their Chromette range.View from the east. Unposted and undated. Published by Davidson’s Glossy Photo Print Series.
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