The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887)
MacGibbon, David, d. 1902, Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 122
s of thistower and the portcullis chamber adjoining were entered by an outsidestair, so that the only access to the south battlements is through thispost, and the outside stair leading to it is thoroughly commanded fromthe battlement walk above. The remainder of the south curtain isdefended by a… … Fig. 9.—Section and Elevation of Doorway in North-East Tower. lower part of the curtain. The upper part of the curtain, containing thewindows of apartments and of the chapel was rebuilt about 1400. Thesouth-east tower (Fig. 83) is a fine specimen of the architecture of thethirteenth century. It has…
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