Edzell Castle is a ruined 16th-century castle, with an early-17th-century walled garden. It is located close to Edzell, and is around 5 miles north of Brechin, in Angus, Scotland. Edzell Castle was be
The castle in 2018
Arms of Sir David Lindsay, and his wife, Dame Isabel Forbes, over the garden gate
The outer wall of the west range, looking north
Remains of decorative carving around the door to the courtyard stair tower
The cardinal virtues are four virtues of mind and character in classical philosophy. They are prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. They form a virtue theory of ethics. The term cardinal comes
An image personifying the four virtues (Ballet Comique de la Reine, 1582)
The four virtues (in the corners) face a scene with King David (center), along with men who served David and who wrote psalms.
Fortitudo or Courage, from the Vivian Bible, Bibliothèque nationale, Latin 1, folio 215v.
Prydentia or Prudentia (Prudence), from the Vivian Bible.