View of exterior of window in upper part of W gable.
SC 381764
Description View of exterior of window in upper part of W gable.
Catalogue Number SC 381764
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of D 15676
Scope and Content Detail of window in upper part of west gable, Frenchland, Dumfries and Galloway Situated 1km east of Moffat, Frenchland was erected in the mid-16th century by the French family, who had held land here as tenants of the Bruces since the early 13th century. The original tower-house was extended in the 17th century to form an L-plan. This window is in the west gable of the three-storeyed tower-house. Built of rubble it has sandstone dressings to the windows, doors, gables and quoins (stones at the corners). Inhabited until 1720, the tower was in reasonable condition as late as 1857. 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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