. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. .t-i-;. KNTRANlK ANH ; TOWKRS ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND 6i to surrender. But it was always furnished for its defence whenever it wasrequired, with men, engines, and provisions. Its shape was like that of a shield,for it had only three sides all round, with a tower on each angle ; but one of themwas a double one, so high, so long, and so large, that under it was the gate, witha drawbridge, well made and strong, and a sufficiency of other defences. It hadgood walls and good ditches, filled to the edge with water ; and I b
. The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland. .t-i-;. KNTRANlK ANH ; TOWKRS ANTIQUITIES OF SCOTLAND 6i to surrender. But it was always furnished for its defence whenever it wasrequired, with men, engines, and provisions. Its shape was like that of a shield,for it had only three sides all round, with a tower on each angle ; but one of themwas a double one, so high, so long, and so large, that under it was the gate, witha drawbridge, well made and strong, and a sufficiency of other defences. It hadgood walls and good ditches, filled to the edge with water ; and I believe therenever was seen a castle so beautifully situated, for at once could be seen the IrishSea towards the west, and to the north a fine country surrounded by an arm ofthe sea, so that no creature born could approach it on two sides without puttinghimself in danger of the sea.* We have a systematic and minute description of all the operations of the siege,which shows that, if the science of heraldry was then at maturity, that of reducing ?? Translation
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