Highland
Outlaw Picture Book
Welcome to Monica's illustrated
guide for readers who
like visuals to accompany
their reading pleasure.
Take a journey
through history
as she brings the pages
of her books to life
with pictures.
White
stakes mark the location of the old Inveraray Castle, the impenetrable Highland
stronghold of Clan Campbell where Patrick first meets Elizabeth. (Prologue).
Above is the “forested hill of Duniquoich overlooking the castle and village,” where
Patrick would have watched the festivities and planned his distraction. (Prologue.)
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Castle Campbell, Clackmannanshire. Lowland stronghold of Clan Campbell once known as “Castle Gloom” positioned “high in the hills of Ochil.” (Chapter One and Four). On the right is the old keep.
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On the left, the Burn of Sorrow which along with the Burn of Care rushes below the castle (Chapter Four). On the right, the hill behind Castle where Elizabeth collects wildflowers. (Chapter Seven).
Argyll’s “unusual
vaulted stone ceiling” chamber on top floor of tower keep where Patrick
recovers, replete with carved Gargoyles. (Chapter Five).
The “great
Maiden’s Tree—the old plane tree near the entrance that dominated
the approach” to Castle Campbell. (Chapter Four).
The
unusual terraced gardens of Castle Campbell where “Lizzie spent much
of her time” (Chapter Nine) and where she takes a “turn about” with
Robert Campbell. (Chapter Ten).
Glenfruin,
the “Glen of Sorrow.” The site of the battle between the Colquhouns
and the MacGregors. The purported atrocities committed by the MacGregors at
this battle led to their proscription. (Chapter One).
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Coir-nan
Urskin, the Goblin ’s cave, on the north side of
Ben Venue where Lizzie and Patrick take refuge. (Chapter Seventeen).
Loch
Katrine, the loch below the cave where Patrick washes up afterwards (view from
top of Ben A’an).
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Above,
the “edge of the tree line” along Ben A’an or “Binnean,” where
Patrick and Lizzie spend a night, and below that, the hills beyond Binnean
where they journey to Balquhidder. (Chapter Eighteen).
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Balquhidder.
The church where Patrick was to meet his men. (Chapter Twenty).
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The “cursed” Edinample
Castle, “the castle built on
the ashes of his [Patrick’s] family’s old keep.” (Chapter
Twelve and Chapter Nineteen).
The “old
crannog—an island built by our Highland ancestors
hundreds of years ago” in Loch Earn near Edinample Castle. (Chapter Nineteen).
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