The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1161.— on XT Fin. 1162.—Prestoiipans. Cottages at the Cuittle. and correspond with the similar features of the larger edifices. Mostof the town houses of any pretensions retain, as we have seen in manyinstances, the same plans as those of the detached mansions erected in thecountry. PRESTONPANS 53 FOURTH PERIOD Thus the annexed small house at Rothesay, dated 1681 (Fig. 1163),has a projecting staircase tower containing the entrance doorway, like thecountry hous
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1161.— on XT Fin. 1162.—Prestoiipans. Cottages at the Cuittle. and correspond with the similar features of the larger edifices. Mostof the town houses of any pretensions retain, as we have seen in manyinstances, the same plans as those of the detached mansions erected in thecountry. PRESTONPANS 53 FOURTH PERIOD Thus the annexed small house at Rothesay, dated 1681 (Fig. 1163),has a projecting staircase tower containing the entrance doorway, like thecountry houses of the T Plan. Other examples of the same arrangementhave been given at Kelly Lodge, Pittenweem, and the Muckle Yett atElie, while at Dunnikier House, Kirkcaldy, the L Plan is adopted. Another example from Prestonpans (Fig. 1164) is the house whereLord Fountainhall sometimes resided. The towering chimney rises froma wide fireplace or ingle neuk, which opened off the ground floor, andcontained seats around it, and a window in the back wall. The fireplace
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