Dunrobin Castle (18 of 18)
I have included this for amusement rather than anything else!  The 'old' part of the castle is on the right, looking much smaller than the rest of the building.  

What this is mainly intended to show, which I didn't realise until I saw and compared these photos, was how much the roofline of the 'new' part of the building has changed in the last century.  The photo on the left was supposedly taken in 1920, when it really did look like a Bavarian schloss, although in reality it must have been taken no later than 1915.  The photo on the right was taken in 1963, by which time most of the 'Noddy hat' turret roofs had been replaced with far less ostentations ogee roofs.  Why did they do that?!

In 1915, during the Great War, when the castle was being used as a naval hospital, the roof was badly damaged by a fire (sailors smoking in bed I expect!).   Sir Robert Lorimer was commissioned to rebuild the top of the main tower and the clock tower &quot;in the Scottish Renaissance style&quot;.

<i>(Photos courtesy of canmore.org.uk )</i>