. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. 13 90 THE BARONIAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL Craigievar Castle. ]HIS fine specimen of the Franco-Scottish fortified mansionhides itself in the unheard-of parish of Leochel, one of themost remote and pristine districts of the north. It issometimes inhabited, and is in good preservation. Its uses,as a fortress against the Highland reiver rather than as amere dwelling-house, are recalled by all its attributes of sullenstrength, and not less startlingly by the admonition round theshield, by which the adventurous intruder is warned against theteme
. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. 13 90 THE BARONIAL AND ECCLESIASTICAL Craigievar Castle. ]HIS fine specimen of the Franco-Scottish fortified mansionhides itself in the unheard-of parish of Leochel, one of themost remote and pristine districts of the north. It issometimes inhabited, and is in good preservation. Its uses,as a fortress against the Highland reiver rather than as amere dwelling-house, are recalled by all its attributes of sullenstrength, and not less startlingly by the admonition round theshield, by which the adventurous intruder is warned against thetemerity of awakening sleeping dogs. All its details have been sofully developed in the accompanying plates, that a description of themis unnecesaary. Not many years ago, the general effect of the edificewas destroyed by the presence of two towers, which have fortunately beenremoved. They were built by an architect who would not condescend tostudy the style of building peculiar to the north, and, being called on tomake additions to a castle, could do so no otherwise than in the Englishbaronial style. All that is n
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