General view of doorways to latrine tower in interior of West curtain wall
AG 747
Description General view of doorways to latrine tower in interior of West curtain wall
Date 1965
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 747
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 359532
Scope and Content View of doorways to latrine tower in interior of west curtain wall at Skipness Castle Skipness Castle was begun before 1261 by the MacSweens, lost to Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith in 1262, inherited by Robert II, then granted to the Lords of the Isles in 1376. On their forfeiture in 1493, it went to the Campbell Earls of Argyll. The latrine tower (containing medieval open toilets) and curtain wall were built around 1300. The north-west corner of the curtain wall incorporates part of an earlier three-storeyed building. 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.
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