Girnigles Castle, Wick — Night View under the Moon — Tuck's Post Card, Moonlit Seas series, no. 10691

Description

Night view of the ruined Girnigles Castle near Wick in Scotland, under a starry sky and a bright moon, with waves crashing against the cliffs. The reverse indicates that the castle was once the site of a conflict between the forces of Campbell of Glenorchy and Sinclair of Keiss, and that a Count of Caithness was imprisoned there 300 years ago. The publisher is Tuck & Son, London, and the card has handwritten text in the lower right corner.