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Exterior Elevation of North window embrasure in East curtain wall u.s. u.d. Lorn Inv. Fig. 185
AGD 9/14
Description Exterior Elevation of North window embrasure in East curtain wall u.s. u.d. Lorn Inv. Fig. 185
Date c. 1975
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AGD 9/14
Category Prints and Drawings
Copies AGD 9/14 P, SC 360337
Scope and Content Partially reconstructed drawing of north 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 north window embrasure in the east curtain wall dates from the 13th century. It originally lit the first floor of the hall, but was blocked in the 18th century. 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.
Medium Ink
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