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 473
he Douglas. Theauthor of the Historie of King Jamesthe Sixt accuses Morton of disloyaltyin thus purposely placing his ownarms above the Lion of Scotland.The Royal arms are said to havebeen removed by Cromwell, and theinscription chiselled out from thestone below.^ It is frequently said that… … Fio. 394.—Edinburgh CastleGateway. Regent Mortons ^ Mr. Blanc informs us that he has ascertained from inspection of the walls that thisbuilding seems to be a part of the work executed in the time of King David 11., the wallsbeing more massy than those of any other part of the Castle, viz., 10 and…
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