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 318
al Account, wascompiled. DUNROBIN CASTLE,* Sutherlandshire. This ancient fortalice, situated about one and a half miles north ofGolspie, was the seat of the Earls of Sutherland from before the twelfthcentury. It stands on the summit of a high bank overlooking the GermanOcean, and having a narrow… … FOURTH PERIOD 302 -- DUNROBIN CASTLE and the sea. The site is further naturally defended by the hollow courseof a small burn on the west. The castle seems to have consisted originally of a keep at the north-eastangle (Fig. 878), 27 feet by 23 feet, with walls 6 feet 6 inches thick, whichstill…
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