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 57
hed by its sixteenth century turret and staircase. The projecting FOURTH PERIOD — 42 — ANSTRUTHER tower is older than the house to which it is attached, and is a peculiarexample of the old Scottish method of carrying the main staircase to thefirst or second floor, a wheel-stair being continued… … Fig. 1149.—Anstruther, Old House in. At Anstruther (the manse of which has been described in Vol. ill.p. 560), some antique fragments (Figs. 1149 and 1150) may yet beobserved. The first mentioned is situated in a narrow courtyard, andshows a remarkably bold piece of corbelling supporting a round…
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