The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1343.—Beuiersyde Castle. View from South-East. The ancient keep in the centre is well preserved, and made to formpart of the modern mansion. BOTHWELL CASTLE — 235 — FOURTH PERIOD BOTHWELL CASTLE, Lanakkshire. Since the plans and account of this castle were published in a previousvolume,* considerable excavations have been made in connection with theruins by the Earl of Home, and many interesting and valuable particularshave been brought to light relating to the earlier form and extent of th
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1343.—Beuiersyde Castle. View from South-East. The ancient keep in the centre is well preserved, and made to formpart of the modern mansion. BOTHWELL CASTLE — 235 — FOURTH PERIOD BOTHWELL CASTLE, Lanakkshire. Since the plans and account of this castle were published in a previousvolume,* considerable excavations have been made in connection with theruins by the Earl of Home, and many interesting and valuable particularshave been brought to light relating to the earlier form and extent of thestructure. The annexed Plan (Fig. 1344) explains the new features which S o /A O. Fig. 1344.—Bothvvell Castle. Ground Plnn. have been discovered. It was pointed out in the earlier description thatthe existing north and east walls of enceinte had been rebuilt, and thatthe former probably did not occupy the site of the original wall. This isconfirmed by the excavations, which show that the courtyard was of muchgreater size than that enclosed by the present walls, and that it extendednorthwards so as to cover about double the present area. The foundations * Vol. I. p. 93. FOURTH PERIOD — 236 BOTHWELL CASTLE of a large round tower liave been laid bare at the north-east angle, and thetwo towers which flanked the entrance gateway at the nortliern apex of thewalls have also been distinctly revealed. The foundations of the walls ofenceinte along the north-east and north-west sides, and of two towers con-nected with them, are likewise made apparent. The outline of the wholecastle is thus ascertained to have been of an irregular form, having a longstraight front to the s
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