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Exterior Elevation, Section and Plan of South window embrasure in East curtain wall of Dunstaffnage Castle u.s. u.d. Lorn Inv. Fig. 184

SC 360334

Description Exterior Elevation, Section and Plan of South window embrasure in East curtain wall of Dunstaffnage Castle u.s. u.d. Lorn Inv. Fig. 184

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

Catalogue Number SC 360334

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 9/13

Scope and Content Partially reconstructed plan of south window embrasure in east curtain wall of Dunstaffnage Castle, at the mouth of Loch Etive, Argyll Dunstaffnage Castle was built before 1275 by the MacDougall lords of Lorn and taken from them by Robert Bruce after a battle and a siege around 1309. The first Campbell Earl of Argyll became custodian in 1321-2. The south window embrasure in the east curtain wall dates from the 13th century. During the 17th century, the south window (right) was blocked and its central mullion, or upright, removed. Dog-tooth ornamentation survives on the north jamb (left). 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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