Talk:Castles in Scotland
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]I've been looking at this article for a few days - I did correct a couple of minor typos a few days ago but don't think that edit was sufficient to preclude me from undertaking a review; I can see Sabrebd is still doing some very minor tweaking so will delay starting a full review until Monday (11 November) when I can give it my full concentration. I hope that's okay?
At an initial read through, the article looks to be in good shape and I'll look forward to checking it in more depth.
- Great, that works well for me. I hope to just check it through on Sunday. Thanks for taking this on.--SabreBD (talk) 18:06, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for all the hard work you've put into this (and the other Scottish overview articles you've worked on!); it looks in pretty good shape! I've been through it again and I just have a handful of queries:
Lead
"During the Wars of Independence, Robert the Bruce pursued a policy of castle slighting."
consider linking slighting as some readers may not be familiar with the term (I had to look it up!).
Middle ages
"Lise Hull has suggested that the creation of castles in Scotland ..."
- I suggest indicating why her opinion is considered pertinent; maybe 'historian Lise Hull'?
"Alexander III's early death sparked conflict in Scotland and English intervention under Edward I in 1296, that brought this phase of castle building to an end and began a new phase of siege warfare."
Could this sentence be clarified? Is is perhaps the word 'that' which is making it cumbersome?
" ... although rarer in England, they rapidly spread across Scotland. Scotland also led the way in adopting the new ..."
- Possibly consider re-wording to prevent repeating the word Scotland?
Renaissance palaces
"This was followed by re-buildings at Holyrood, Falkland, Stirling and Edinburgh, described as "some of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in Britain"
- described by whom?
"Much of this work was planned and financed by James Hamilton of Finnart ..."
- I had to do a double take with this wording; could you clarify 'much of this work'? Does it mean the whole of Scotland or just the castles/palaces in certain areas (maybe I'm just being a bit dim).
Decline
"Blair Castle was a popular location on account of its landscaped gardens, and Stirling Castle with its romantic historic connections."
Could you consider re-jigging slightly as it feels a tad clumsy?
Twentieth century to the present
"Some castles remain in private hands, but most are now owned and maintained by the National Trust for Scotland (founded 1931) and Historic Scotland (created as an agency in 1991). Most of those managed by the National Trust are post-Medieval estate houses that were still in occupation until the twentieth century. Those run by Scottish Heritage include most of the ruined castles and tower houses. Many are open to the public."
Scottish Heritage - do you mean Historic Scotland? Also, "most are now owned ..." I'd suggest quoting a figure. Looking at the about.com source, it quotes 129. (personal comment: it probably counts as my ownWP:OR but I always had the impression many/most are still privately owned! Crimonmogate, Udny Castle, Cairness House, even Cluny Castleall spring to mind)
- I have done the correction to the organisation title, but not sure about quoting the figure as that includes more than just castles, but I will see if I can come up with something more directly connected.--SabreBD (talk) 18:53, 11 November 2013 (UTC)
- I can see the book ref is fairly vague about this and I suppose it's a figure that will be subject to change over the years, so fair enough. SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:06, 12 November 2013 (UTC)]
- I can see the book ref is fairly vague about this and I suppose it's a figure that will be subject to change over the years, so fair enough.
Overall, the article is in good order and I'm probably being picky!
- Thanks for making those adjustments so promptly! SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:06, 12 November 2013 (UTC)]
- herefor what they are not)
- It is reasonably well written.
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- It is broad in its coverage.
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- It follows the neutral point of viewpolicy.
- Fair representation without bias:
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- It is stable.
- No edit wars, etc.:
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- * I have asked SagaciousPhil - Chat 09:06, 12 November 2013 (UTC)]
- * I have asked
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- That is fine by me.--SabreBD (talk) 11:48, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
- Hey Phil, I don't see any serious problems here on a quick skim. I haven't done source checks for main aspects, copyvio, etc. but it superficially seems complete, the prose is good, and Sabrebd's a giant among GA contributors, so I wouldn't anticipate any hidden problems. I'd say it's a pass. Thanks to you both for working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 12:45, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
- That is fine by me.--SabreBD (talk) 11:48, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
On 30 August 2023, it was proposed that this article be moved from Scottish castles to Castles in Scotland. The result of the discussion was moved. |
20th century
Thanks for a great article, firstly! I strongly disagree that most castles are now public - a lot may be publically accessible but that's different. HS and NTS own less than 100 castles between them, probably less than 10% of the total. Councils own a few more but the vast majority are in private hands/on private land. I've taken the liberty of expanding the 20th century section to add more detail on this. Hope its OK and up to GA quality! Thanks, Jonathan Oldenbuck (talk) 17:40, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
- I thought I had already removed the "most" bit, and I am sure you are right. It is a bit tricky as it depends of the definition of castle and I think the book I was using was thinking only of standing medieval baronial castles. The additional material is just what is needed for that section, but that I couldn't find, so many thanks for that.--SabreBD (talk) 17:51, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Another source?
Might http://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/portal/files/1223344/Inglis_phd_2011.pdf be a useable additional source? SovalValtos (talk) 11:22, 23 September 2014 (UTC)
Requested move 30 August 2023
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The result of the move request was: moved. (
- Support also for obvious consistency with List of castles in Scotland. estar8806 (talk) ★ 20:29, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support per WP:CONSISTENT, as laid out by the nominator and estar8806. ModernDayTrilobite (talk • contribs) 21:30, 30 August 2023 (UTC)]
- Support Rreagan007 (talk) 22:14, 30 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support standard naming. Crouch, Swale (talk) 16:22, 31 August 2023 (UTC)
- Support Killuminator (talk) 23:06, 5 September 2023 (UTC)