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 653
ess-shire, and is the only castle in that part of the county.The castle existed in 1614, and was then the property of William Sinclairof Dunbeath, who was that year besieged in it by the brother of the Earlof Caithness. It was conveyed to Lord Forbes, who sold it to Sir DonaldMackay in 1624. The… … TOP FLOOR ^ n JT] Fig. 584.—Downrcay Castle. Ilaus. continued to be inhabited till 1863, but has since been allowed to fall intoruin. It is interesting to find in this remote and unsettled district a mansion so completely Scottish in style (Fig. 585). The ground floor consists of cellars, but is…
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