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 144
mass of ruins (Fig. 70) is set in a most commandingposition on the summit of a conical peninsular rock on the west side ofthe island of Lismore, in Loch Linnhe, where it protects and concealsa small natural harbour—a place no doubt of considerable importanceon this rugged coast in the days of the… … SECOND PERIOD 122 ARDTORNISH CASTLE superseded an older fortress erected on this site by the Dane. Thebuilding is now a total ruin, but the outline of its walls is still traceable(Fig. 71). They are 8 feet thick, and form a rudely rectangular structure65 feet long by 35 feet wide, perched on the…
Architecture · Architecture, Domestic · Castles
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