Publication drawing; Ground and first floor plans of Frenchlands Tower (indicating phases of construction) with section; redrawn for publication from DC 32332.

Description Publication drawing; Ground and first floor plans of Frenchlands Tower (indicating phases of construction) with section; redrawn for publication from DC 32332.

Date 1996

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

Catalogue Number SC 382045

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of DC 32546

Scope and Content Drawing showing section through 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 drawing shows a section through the three-storeyed tower-house. On the left is the original tower-house, with the 17th-century addition on the right. 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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