Scottish Baronial architecture (sometimes
Baronial style) is a style of architecture with its origins in the sixteenth century, drawing on the features of Medieval castles,
tower houses and the French Renaissance châteaux. Pioneered by figures including
Sir Walter Scott, in the nineteenth century it was revived as part of the
Gothic Revival and remained popular until
World War I, with extensive use in Scotland and examples in Ireland, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.