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 467
tent. With the accession of the Stewarts to the throne, Edinburgh becamethe chief burgh of the kingdom. The Jameses resided chiefly here, andit would appear that they considerably extended the accommodation bybuilding a hall and Royal apartments at the south-east corner of theCastle rock. This… … Fig. 390.—Edinburgh Castle. Restoration by Dr. Robert Chambers. It was about this time that the Scottish nobles began to find theaccommodation of their keeps or donjons too restricted, and when theycommenced to build halls and more commodious residences within the EDINBURGH CASTLE 449 THIRD PERIOD…
Architecture · Architecture, Domestic · Castles
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