Detail of loophole in South wall of North West latrine tower
SC 359229
Description Detail of loophole in South wall of North West latrine tower
Date 1966
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 359229
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 508
Scope and Content Loop-hole in north-west latrine-tower in curtain wall of Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll Skipness Castle was upgraded to a stone fortress by the Stewart Earls of Menteith, probably when, with John MacDougall of Lorn's help, John Menteith held Knapdale against the MacSweens and the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. This loop-hole provides light and ventilation to the second-floor of the latrine-tower which, like the other floors, contained a row of communal latrines. Crosslet, or cross-shaped, arrow-loops were rare in Scottish castles. They first appeared in England in the early 13th century. The horizontal slit was probably intended to give an archer a wider field of vision without exposing him to attackers. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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