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 331
astle, the home of the Grahams, and the probable birth-place of the great Montrose, is situated in the parish of Strathblane,about seven miles north from Glasgow. It is now in a very fragmentarycondition, but from what remains one can see that it has been a largeand important fortress. It stands in… … Fig. 242.—Mugdock Castle. Plan. The ground around the castle is very irregular. From the chapel tothe south tower (Fig. 243), a distance of about 320 feet, there runs afairly level ridge, with a steep bank sloping down from the north side ofthe chapel to the old level of the loch. From this point…
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