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 62
rs in differentparts of the country, show the spirit of the Scottish style in the free useof corbelling, zigzag stringcourses, turrets, &c. In the case of Dysart Church (infra) the tower has the completeappearance of a fortified keep. At Torphichen, again, a story for a resi-dence is built… … Fia. 7.—Melrose. Tower. style is very pronounced. Thus at Dairsie (infra) the corbelling of thebelfry, and the classic balustrade with which it is crowned, remind one ofthe similar features at Crathes and Craigievar. As already stated, a very prominent constructional form is adoptedin the roofing…
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