Clark, George Thomas, 1809-1898 · London, Wyman & sons · leaf 267
s itself the fortress, and was obviously the residence of thelord and his family, not only during a siege, but at all times. Suchfortresses as Lochleven and Urquhart on Loch Ness, though farinferior to Borthwick in strength of masonry and grandeur, arenevertheless castles, whereas Borthwick is a… … SECTION A B, LOOKING WESTWARD. and the fact that both its basement and uppermost story are vaulted,and the upper vaults protected by stone roofing of a very substan-tial character. The intermediate timber floors are all gone, and thevast cavities are inhabited by a numerous colony of jackdaws,…
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