Ground Floor Plan and Lower Ground Floor Plan Lorn Inv. 205

Description Ground Floor Plan and Lower Ground Floor Plan Lorn Inv. 205

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

Catalogue Number SC 360723

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AGD 522/8

Scope and Content Second-floor plan of tower-house of Kilchurn Castle on the banks of Loch Awe, Glenorchy, Argyll Kilchurn Castle was founded before 1449 by Sir Colin Campbell on land given to him by his father in 1432. It was the base of the Campbells of Glenorchy until the 17th century when, as Earls of Breadalbane, they acquired grander castles elsewhere. Originally, the second floor of the tower-house appears to have been split into two rooms, each with its own mural staircase to the third floor. These were superseded by the now-vanished spiral or turnpike stair in the 17th-century tower (left). Stone tower-houses were popular, especially in lawless regions, from the 14th to the 17th century. They were cheap compared to a proper castle because they were secure against the everyday danger of armed raiders and thieves, but not against artillery. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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