. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. eform of a cross, a shape which generally indicates considerable antiquity. * For the Plan and details connected therewith given in the following descrip-tion we are indebted to Mr. Reid, Windmill, Peterhead. SECOND PERIOD — 150 KAVENSCRAIG CASTLE A drawing of one of these is given along with the Plan (Fig. 93). It isabout 3 feet 9 inches high by 2i inches of opening. Ra-venscraig is of the L Plan, and measures 83 feet from east to west,and 73 feet from north to south, the breadth of the main b
. The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. eform of a cross, a shape which generally indicates considerable antiquity. * For the Plan and details connected therewith given in the following descrip-tion we are indebted to Mr. Reid, Windmill, Peterhead. SECOND PERIOD — 150 KAVENSCRAIG CASTLE A drawing of one of these is given along with the Plan (Fig. 93). It isabout 3 feet 9 inches high by 2i inches of opening. Ra-venscraig is of the L Plan, and measures 83 feet from east to west,and 73 feet from north to south, the breadth of the main body being45 feet and that of the wing 36 feet. It is now in a state of completeruin, and the interior is piled up with stones and fallen masonry, allthe available dressed stones having been extracted and carried oflf up-wards of fifty years ago, and the remainder damaged or cast down. Theentrance was on the south side near the re-entering angle. There wasevidently a door in the south front at the first floor level, as shown inFisr. 94.* The whole of the ground floor was vaulted, but the arches. Fk;. 94.—Raveuscraig Castle, from South-East. have all fallen except that of the south-west chamber, which is still entireand is about 10 feet high. The doors from the various compartmentsare not shown on the Plan, as from the ruinous condition of the placetheir position cannot be accurately determined. Opposite the entrancedoor, in the thickness of the north wall, a straight flight of steps led upto the first floor, where it stopped. The inner part of this wall, indicatedby dotted lines on the Plan, was doubtless built of good masonry, buthas been removed. There was a circular stair to the upper floors in thethickness of the wall at the re-entering angle. This stair, the position * This view is copied from an old engraving, probably made about the beginningof this century, kindly lent us by William Brand, Esq., Inverugie. PORTINCROSS CASTLE 151 SECOND PERIOD of whic]i is indicated o
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