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Plan, Section and Interior and Exterior Elevations of North window of Hall-house at Skipness Castle Fig. 168
SC 360088
Description Plan, Section and Interior and Exterior Elevations of North window of Hall-house at Skipness Castle Fig. 168
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 360088
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AGD 81/18
Scope and Content Drawing of outside of window in north wall of chamber-block (or hall-house) at Skipness Castle, Knapdale, Argyll In 1261, Skipness Castle belonged to the MacSweens of Knapdale, vassals of the Lords of the Isles. In 1262, they were forced to grant Knapdale to the king's ally, Walter Stewart, Earl of Menteith. They subsequently became Irish landowners and mercenaries. This north window was originally fitted with shutters. It lit the first floor of the MacSween chamber-block (or hall-house). The broken lines show how the stone frame held two narrow glazed panels or lights. 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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