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 245
Pio. 150.—Fast Castle. Plau. and tower high above the platform on which the castle stands. Theplatform {Fig. 156) is 260 feet long by 88 feet broad at the widest part,and is surrounded with precipitous rocks (Fig. 157), which descend sheerdown into the ocean. The approach to this platform was by a… … Fio. 157.—Fast Castle, from South-East. FAST CASTLE 223 — THIRD PERIOD over a chasm 20 feet in width. The remains of a round tower whichguarded the entrance gateway are still observable on the castle side.Within this stood a keep 30 feet in width, but the length of which cannotbe ascertained from…
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