Scottish Baronial architecture (sometimes Baronial style) is a style of architecture with its origins in the sixteenth century. "Castle-like", the style draws 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.