The castles of England, their story and structure (1896)
Mackenzie, James Dixon, Sir, 7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat, 1830-1900 · New York : The Macmillan co. · leaf 290
end, can be seen ; on the samefloor, beyond the screens, is the kitchen, with very good windows. Beneath thehall runs a vaulted passage, connected with the postern-gate, having a portcullis ateach end of it. There are extensive remains also of the moat, which was ofluuisual width. (Parker.) The… … 2)orsetsbire BOW AND ARROW, or RUFUS CASTLE (;;««or) THIS castle stands on the E. coast of the Isle of Portland upon a clilf inthe close neighbourhood of an old church. It is a very ancient strong-hold, of rough construction, full of small loopholes, in the form of apentagon. It stands at a height…
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