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 195
e has evidently been further heightened at a later time. A smallportion of the masonry of this heightened wall still stands at the south-east corner, showing rubble-work on the outside above the ashlar-workiust referred to. The earthworks round the castle (Fig. 143) are extensive, especiallyto the… … -ToithorwaUl CastlePlans. TORTHORVVALD CASTLE — 177 — SECOND PERIOD ])robably been part of the defences of a primitive fortress, long beforethe site was occupied with the present castle. The castle was surrounded with a courtyard having a steep glacis,beyond which were a ditch and mound, succeeded…
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