General view of South East tower from North
AG 745
Description General view of South East tower from North
Date 1965
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 745
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 359266
Scope and Content South-east tower of curtain walls 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. Equipped with a water-inlet, the ground floor of the south-east tower is lit by high slit windows and was perhaps a kitchen. The first floor was part of a larger chamber, probably the great hall, which occupied much of the south range. Before 1250, castles usually had a wooden hall for feasts and public occasions, and a separate two-storeyed stone chamber-block for the lord's family. After 1250, it became fashionable to build the two side-by-side in a single block. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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