Ruins of the Earl's Palace, a 16th century castle in Birsay, Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, UK

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Earl’s Palace; the ruins of the residence of Robert Stewart, half-brother of Mary Queen of Scots, who became Earl of Orkney in the late 1500s. The Earl’s Palace is a fine courtyard castle and remains in a remarkable state of completeness. One of the illegitimate sons of James V, Robert Stewart was a notoriously harsh earl, and the gun holes at ground level in every wall of the palace may suggest that he expected trouble.

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Size: 5975px × 4160px
Location: Birsay, Orkney, Scotland.
Photo credit: © Ian Rutherford / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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