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 76
ntioned the castle of Kismull is of the type of thefirst period, and consisted originally of an enclosing wall of an irregularoutline (Fig. 14) following the shape of the rocky site, so that at fulltide the whole of the island outside the walls was covered with water.At a later period a keep tower… … FIRST PERIOD — 54 KISMULL CASTLE The castle is of consideiable size, measuring about 100 feet in diameter.The principal entrance to the courtyard was on the south-east side, wherea door is still visible (Fig. 15), though built up, surmounted by a machico-lated defence at the parapet. Like the doors…
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