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 438
iginally ona level site, but the ground around it has been excavated, so that it nowstands on an isolated knoll. There used to be a tripod beacon lightlying in the attic, which has now found a place in the museum atPeebles. Opposite the entrance door another door leads into the vaultedbasement, and… … Fig. 339.—Barns Tower. View from South-West. remains of the old stair being still visible. There was probably agarde-robe where the present stair now is, as there is an opening or shootin the outer wall just below that point. The upper part of the tower is entirely altered, a modern roof withgables…
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