No Entry! by GerryMac
taken around the corner from Stirling Castle, Stirling Scotland.
My Thanks to Andy Gibb for the following information:
This is Mar’s Wark
Located at the top of Broad Street, on Castle Wynd. just down from Argyll’s Lodging
Commissioned around 1569 by the powerful Earl of Mar, heriditary Keeper of Stirling Castle and one time Regent of Scotland during the minority of James VI. The Earls of Mar were originally the Erskine Family who were appointed by David II as heriditary keepers of Stirling Castle.
The shell is a renaissance style town house and is all that remains of a once, grand building at the top of the Old Town. The facade of Mars Wark is decorated with stone carvings, panels, gargoyles and much of the stone would have come from the ruined Cambuskenneth Abbey.
The 11th Earl of Mar supported the Jacobite cause and following the failure of the 1715 rebellion, the house was converted into barracks. During the 1745-6 rising it was damaged by cannon fire and fell into ruin.
Hope that helps you
Andy
(this sign in the UK and Europe is actually a traffic sign that means ‘No Entry’ hence the title of the piece….. )
Comments
Nice tones great work
great composition and tones,,, well done
great capture. very nice
Can’t help, sorry … you should ask Andy Gibb … he’ll know … great tones and contrasts in b&w
This is Mar’s Wark
Located at the top of Broad Street, on Castle Wynd. just down from Argyll’s Lodging
Commissioned around 1569 by the powerful Earl of Mar, heriditary Keeper of Stirling Castle and one time Regent of Scotland during the minority of James VI. The Earls of Mar were originally the Erskine Family who were appointed by David II as heriditary keepers of Stirling Castle.
The shell is a renaissance style town house and is all that remains of a once, grand building at the top of the Old Town. The facade of Mars Wark is decorated with stone carvings, panels, gargoyles and much of the stone would have come from the ruined Cambuskenneth Abbey.
The 11th Earl of Mar supported the Jacobite cause and following the failure of the 1715 rebellion, the house was converted into barracks. During the 1745-6 rising it was damaged by cannon fire and fell into ruin.
Hope that helps you
Andy
Thank you so much Andy for taking the time to reply with this excellent narrative!
Great shot of a very cool looking building!
Beautiful B&W. Great tonal range and composition. Love the textures in the old building.
Excellent image. Gosh, would really like to know more about this place. The history of an image just adds soooo much. But even without knowing anything about it, this is beautifully photographed.
LOL Just read Andy Gibb’s comment. My bad.