Publication drawing; Ground floor plan of Torthorwald tower (indicating phases of construction).

Description Publication drawing; Ground floor plan of Torthorwald tower (indicating phases of construction).

Date 1996

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

Catalogue Number SC 382030

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of DC 32548

Scope and Content Redrawn for publication from DC 32485. Plan showing the ground floor of Torthorwald Castle, Dumfries and Galloway A motte-and-bailey castle was probably erected here by the de Tothorwald family in the 12th century, succeeded by a stone tower built in the late 13th century. The interior was extensively remodelled in the late 14th or early 15th century. On the ground floor a new entrance was created to replace the existing entrance on the first floor, presumably reached by an external wooden stair. A new barrel vault was also inserted over ground floor requiring the thickening of the walls for support. In 1587 Torthorwald was acquired by the Douglases though marriage, who retained possession of the castle until around 1890. The tower was last occupied in the around 1630, though by the end of the 17th century it lay abandoned. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference Inv. fig. 215

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/collection/382030

File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap