. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. 123.—Barr Castle. Entrance Porch. century. Certain of the above initials indicate this connection, but thecastle would appear to have been erected early in the sixteenth quite corresponds in design and arrangements with Law Castle andothers of that date in the West. CARRICK CASTLE, Loch Goil, Argyllshire. This j-emarkably line specimen of a fifteenth-century keep is situatednear the lower end of the west side of Loch Goil, on an isolated low-lying rock jutting out into the loch, whic
. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. 123.—Barr Castle. Entrance Porch. century. Certain of the above initials indicate this connection, but thecastle would appear to have been erected early in the sixteenth quite corresponds in design and arrangements with Law Castle andothers of that date in the West. CARRICK CASTLE, Loch Goil, Argyllshire. This j-emarkably line specimen of a fifteenth-century keep is situatednear the lower end of the west side of Loch Goil, on an isolated low-lying rock jutting out into the loch, which protects the castle on the eastside, as the wall of the courtyard there rises out of deep water. The word CARRICK CASTLE 187 TUIRD PERIOD Carrick, we understand, means a craig or rock. The castle (Fig. 124) isa simple oblong on Plan, with the nortli-west corner cut off at an angle of45°. This angle is slightly hollowed in the lower part, and gets straightabout the middle of the height of the wall (Fig. 125). None of thefloors have been vaulted, which is singular in such an early PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR |i mil Ml j 1 j 1
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