The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1171. —BoDnvell Castle. View from South-East. (Opposite Side of the River.) been in the tower, as above this in a moulded panel was the coat ofarms, now unfortunately effaced (Fig. 1172). Probably, also, the staircasewas in this tower. At present it contains the staircase from the streetto an area floor only. The existing entrance is in the centre of themain block, through which a passage leads to a scale and platt stair atthe back. There is a lower story behind, to which this stair conduct
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1171. —BoDnvell Castle. View from South-East. (Opposite Side of the River.) been in the tower, as above this in a moulded panel was the coat ofarms, now unfortunately effaced (Fig. 1172). Probably, also, the staircasewas in this tower. At present it contains the staircase from the streetto an area floor only. The existing entrance is in the centre of themain block, through which a passage leads to a scale and platt stair atthe back. There is a lower story behind, to which this stair conducts. FOURTH PERIOD — 60 BOTIIVVELL CASTLE The kitchen is in the north-east or hxrger wing. It is vaulted, andhas a fine large arched fireplace, the wide fiue of which is shown onthe Plan of the First Floor. From the kitchen a doorway leads out tothe courtyard. The enclosing wall is ruinous, but the present roughopening doubtless occupies the place of a former door opening towardsthe river. In this wall there is also a stone drain, as shown on the. -Bothwell Castle. View from South-Wesl. Plan and View (Fig. 1171). The arrangement of the floors provideda commodious house of some twelve or thirteen apartments, besideskitchen and cellars. Most of the rooms have walls lined with panelledwoodwork, but all are now in a very neglected state. There is acurious projection or thickening of the front wall towards the street,roofed in, as may be observed in Fig. 1172, immediately below thedormer windows. The object of this projection is not obvious. Possibly fil FOURTH PERIOD HADDINGTON it may be a portion of an older wall preserved in the newer house. Itcontains a mural chamber (shown on Plan), which is drawn, howevei^from description only, as the room from which it enters was closed at the time of our visit. , -, ^ c- i „ A very unusual feature in Bothwell Castle is the dovecot. Such astructure was an almost invariable adjunct of a Scottish mansion, andwas generally erected at a short
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