. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Fig. 14.—Kismull Castle. Plan. of Gigha, a different branch of the same clan, adhered to Macdonald ofIsla. The latter Macneill was in 1472 keeper of Castle Swin underthe Lord of the Isles. As above mentioned the castle of Kismull is of the type of thefirst period, and consisted originally of an enclosing wall of an irregularoutline (Fig. 14) following the shape of the rocky site, so that at fulltide the whole of the island outside the walls was covered with a later period a keep tower
. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Fig. 14.—Kismull Castle. Plan. of Gigha, a different branch of the same clan, adhered to Macdonald ofIsla. The latter Macneill was in 1472 keeper of Castle Swin underthe Lord of the Isles. As above mentioned the castle of Kismull is of the type of thefirst period, and consisted originally of an enclosing wall of an irregularoutline (Fig. 14) following the shape of the rocky site, so that at fulltide the whole of the island outside the walls was covered with a later period a keep tower has been added at the south-east angleof the enclosure, in the same way as a similar structure was added atDuart and many of the ancient fortresses of the first period. KISMULL CASTLE 53 — FIRST PEKIOD. FIRST PERIOD — 54 KISMULL CASTLE The castle is of consideiable size, measuring about 100 feet in principal entrance to the courtyard was on the south-east side, wherea door is still visible (Fig. 15), though built up, surmounted by a machico-lated defence at the parapet. Like the doors to Mingarry and EUan-Tirrim, this one is very narrow. Opposite the south wall a narrowcreek in the rock, defended by a wall from the waves, is considered tohave been the harbour or dock for the chiefs galley. Externally thewalls present an appearance very similar to those of Mingarry andDuart, being solidly built with rubble stones and mortar. The angleshave a sharp arris at the base, but the northern angle (at N on Plan)is rounded as it ascends, and becomes a turret containing a smallplatform or sentinels stance on top. Below this is what is calledthe dungeon, there having probably been two apartments in theheight of the tower formed by rounding the angle,—the lower one ofwhich may hav
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