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Publication Account
Date 1951
Event ID 1097504
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1097504
THE GOVERNOR'S HOUSE.
This structure, built towards the W. side of the Rock for the use of the Governor, store-keeper and master-gunner, is a typical example of the architecture of the mid-18th century. Designs for it had originally been made in 1740, but two years later amended drawings showing increased accommodation were prepared, and to these the House was built. It is oblong on plan, the higher central part, which contains the Governor's own quarters, having a double basement, two upper floors and an attic, while the pavilion-ends housing his subordinates contain one upper floor and an attic above the basement. Each set of rooms had a garden with a latrine at the far end. As the plan and front elevation are illustrated in [RCAHMS 1951] Figs. 96 and 83, further particulars need not be given.
RCAHMS 1951
