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 275
r off in reahty than shown, but arebrought nearer so as not to unduly increase the size of the view. Theposition of Girnigoe Castle is also indicated in the sketch. The lands of Ackergill belonged to the Cheynes, a well-known andpowerful family in the north of Scotland, from the thirteenth… … Fio. 1S5.—Ackergill Tower, from Soutli-West. their son proprietor of Ackergill as well as of Inverugie in Buchan. Acker-gill thereafter became the residence of the K eiths when in Caithness. We have no information as to when Ackergill was built, but it isundoubtedly an ancient tower, and may date…
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