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 108
* This structure occupies an ancient site on a promontory which projectsinto the north side of Loch Crinan, near the western end of the CrinanCanal, and forms a conspicuous object in that much-frequented route. Thefortress was long in the possession of the Campbells of Duntroon, and isnow the… … Fig. 40.—Duntvoou Castle. Plau. irregular space of ground or rock about 70 feet by 50 feet. The wall ofenceinte is, as frequently occurs with castles of this type, rounded at theangles. It is about 24 to 28 feet in height, and has a broad parapet walkround the top, defended with an embattled…
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