The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . PiG. U48.—Pittenweem. Kelly Lodge, from South-West. weem (Fig. 1148), the town residence of the Earls of Kelly, is still dis-tinguished by its sixteenth century turret and staircase. The projecting FOURTH PERIOD — 42 — ANSTRUTHER tower is older than the house to which it is attached, and is a peculiarexample of the old Scottish method of carrying the main staircase to thefirst or second floor, a wheel-stair being continued upwards in a tuiTetso as to secure a loftily situated room in the tower.
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . PiG. U48.—Pittenweem. Kelly Lodge, from South-West. weem (Fig. 1148), the town residence of the Earls of Kelly, is still dis-tinguished by its sixteenth century turret and staircase. The projecting FOURTH PERIOD — 42 — ANSTRUTHER tower is older than the house to which it is attached, and is a peculiarexample of the old Scottish method of carrying the main staircase to thefirst or second floor, a wheel-stair being continued upwards in a tuiTetso as to secure a loftily situated room in the tower. There has probablybeen some kind of bartizan at the east side, where the cannon-shapedgargoyle is shown, for throwing out the Fig. 1149.—Anstruther, Old House in. At Anstruther (the manse of which has been described in Vol. 560), some antique fragments (Figs. 1149 and 1150) may yet beobserved. The first mentioned is situated in a narrow courtyard, andshows a remarkably bold piece of corbelling supporting a round turrethanging over the archway of the pend leading to the street. Fig. 1150is a sketch in a large courtyard of a portion of buildings now used inconnection with the fishing industry. It seems to have been a houseof considerable importance, and one of the structures facing the court- FIFESHIRE — 43 FOURTH PERIOD yard, but not sketched, was, itis believed, a chapel. AUCHTERMUCHTY, FlFESHIRE. There is here a long narrowbuilding (Fig. 1151), now fallinginto a state of ruin. The win-dows and doorways have well-moulded jambs of good work-manship of seventeenth centurydesign. A panel in the gablefor a coat of arms, along withthe arched entrance gateway tothe courtyard, crowned with asundial, indi
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