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 218
the above addi- BRANXHOLM CASTLE — 201 FOURTH PERIOD tion (shown by hatched lines) the old doorway and carved panels over ithave been taken out of the original north wall, and are now inserted forpreservation in the new north wall. This doorway (Fig. 773) is a very remarkable example. It… … Fig. 772.—Branxholni Castle. Plau. moulded design, of a form evidently derived from the Tudor style ofEngland, and surmounted by a rectangular label moulding. Within thespace between the arched head of the doorway and the horizontal label iscarved the following quaint verse* (Fig. 774) :— In uarld…
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