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 364
some of the walls, contain large horizontal port-holesfor guns, which may in some instances have been insertions, but it is morelikely that the portions containing these embrasures are of later date. Oneof the port-holes in the basement of the gate-tower is remarkable; it com-mands the slope of the… … Fig. 296.—Bortliwick Castle. View from the South-Wei3t The north end of the courtyard has been cut off from the main courtby a wall, and probably contained the stables and other outbuildings. To reach the entrance door of the keep from the gateway the visitorhad to pass round two sides of the keep…
Architecture · Architecture, Domestic · Castles
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