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 120
few feetin heisfht. LOCH DOON CASTLE, Ayrshire. This castle stands upon a rocky islet in Loch Doon, a long, narrow lakesituated in the wild and mountainous region at the confines of Ayrshireand Kirkcudbrightshire. The loch is about eight miles long by abouta quarter of a mile in breadth. Towards… … jpa lii FIRST PERIOD 98 — LOCH DOON CASTLE of the loch is encircled with dark swelling hills, so that the castle isvery secluded, and, with the deep waters of the lake surrounding it, musthave been almost impregnable. The situation would be very difficultof access in ancient times, and doubtless…
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