Product Details

• Actors: Alexander Morton (Narrator)
• Format: Box set, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: Acorn Media
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 150 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 1569382263
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,872 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

One of the country's greatest treasures, Scotland's castles are a stirring reminder of her past. They were built from the dawn of time until the 18th century, when the rise of a stronger central government lessened the need for structural defense from enemies. Today, these awesome bastions tell the proud and romantic history of this small nation and the many clans that ensured its survival. Celebrating the heritage, legend and architecture of these landmarks, Castles of Scotland visits many of the country's dramatic fortresses, including Edinburgh Castle, Stirling Castle, Castle Fraser, Fyvie Castle, Castle Levan, Caerlaverock Castle, Glamis Castle, Fort George, Eileen Donan Castle, Culzean Castle and Kinloch Castle.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars GREAT CINAMATOGRAPHY, HORRIBLE MUSIC!, September 21, 1999

By A Customer

AS I WATCHED THIS VIDEO, ONE THING BECAME APARENT. IT SEEMS THAT THE PRODUCERS COULD ONLY PROCURE THE RIGHTS TO ONLY ONE SONG FOR THIS VIDEO. IF YANNI TURNED ELECTRO-CELTIC, THATS WHAT IT SOUNDED LIKE AS THE LONE TITLE DRONED THROUGH THIS PRODUCTION. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT VIDEO IF YOU MUTED THE SOUND AND TURNED ON SOME TRADITIONAL CELTIC MUSIC.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Romantic and Historical look!, January 18, 2002

By	Pat Fountain (Broadalbin, NY) - See all my reviews

This is a far cry from the usual dull travelogue. This set of three tapes has good history, beautiful footage of the castles, and a nice selection of some lesser known ones as well.

My personal favorite was Caerlaverock, the castle of the Maxwell family (my own clan). This was featured twice and the history was very interesting.

The narrator's voice and presentation was dramatic and engaging. Go ahead, buy it! You'll be glad you did!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice photography., November 14, 2002

By	"dixiemanorfarm" (Eubank, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This video has very nice photography that shows a lot of the places in the castles that you would not normally see.The main problem I had with it was I would have like to have known a little more of the history of the castles as it played.