Publication drawing; Ground and first floor plans of Frenchlands Tower (indicating phases of construction) with section.

Description Publication drawing; Ground and first floor plans of Frenchlands Tower (indicating phases of construction) with section.

Date 1996

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number DC 32546

Category Prints and Drawings

Copies SC 1917713, SC 382045, SC 382046, SC 382047

Scope and Content Redrawn for publication from DC 32332. Drawing showing floor plan showing construction phases of Frenchland, Dumfries and Galloway Situated 1km east of Moffat, Frenchland was erected in the mid-16th century by the French family, who had held land here as tenants of the Bruces since the early 13th century. The original tower-house was extended in the 17th century to form an L-plan. This drawing shows a plan of the first floor of the three-storeyed tower-house, with the original block on the left and the 17th-century addition to the right. There was a great hall on this floor which was used for entertaining guests. From the 14th century onwards, tower-houses were built either as 'private lodgings' for the laird's own use within a larger castle complex, or as relatively self-contained fortified residences. They became very popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Scale 1:100

Medium Ink on film

External Reference Inv. fig. 232

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