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 121
it, musthave been almost impregnable. The situation would be very difficultof access in ancient times, and doubtless this circumstance largely contri-buted to the selection of the site. The fortress occupies nearly thewhole of castle island, except to the south-west, where there is a beachabout 20… … Fio. 51.—Loch Doon Castle. Plan.s. rocks in all directions, so that locomotion round the castle is difficult,and access to the entrances is specially rough and troublesome. The castleconsists of a great wall of enceinte, the form of which (Fig. 51)approaches a circle on Plan, being composed of…
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