Publication illustration; Carnasserie Castle, Plan and Elevation of drain-spout.

Description Publication illustration; Carnasserie Castle, Plan and Elevation of drain-spout.

Date 1990

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

Catalogue Number DC 24559

Category Prints and Drawings

Copies SC 360765, SC 360766, SC 360767

Scope and Content Plan and elevation of drain-spout, and reconstruction of battlements drainage system of Carnassarie Castle, overlooking Kilmartin valley, Argyll Carnassarie Castle was built in 1565-72 by John Carswell, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles, on the land of his patron, the Earl of Argyll. In 1643, the feudal overlord, the Marquis of Argyll, granted it to the Campbells of Auchenbreck. Water draining from the battlements flowed through spouts which threw it clear of the walls so as not to damage the masonry. John Carswell was Rector of Kilmartin and, from 1567, Bishop of Argyll and the Isles. He was responsible for producing the 'Book of Common Order', also known as Knox's 'Liturgy' - the first book printed in Scots Gaelic. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Scale 1:10

Medium Pen and ink

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