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English: The Countess's Window. This oriel window on the tower of Maybole Castle overlooks the High Street. The carved figures represent a band of gypsies. The Countess of Cassillis was imprisoned here for life by her husband, the Earl of Cassillis, for eloping with her former lover. He was known as Johnnie Faa, the King of the Gypsies. The Countess passed the time by working the story of her flight in tapestry. For more information, see Cassillis House 296160 |
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| Author | Mary and Angus Hogg |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Mary and Angus Hogg and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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