The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . n ; but the springing only remains. This GARLIES CASTLE — 281 FOURTH PEKIOD rather unusual height has been divided in two by an entresol floor carriedon corbels. Entry has been obtained from the courtyard by a doubledoor, giblet-checked on the outside, and another within. These lead intoa passage 3 feet 6 inches wide, with a small apartment and ambry to theright, and on the left to a turnpike stair made of flags, and complete upto°the level of the entresol. From this point the steps were of free
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . n ; but the springing only remains. This GARLIES CASTLE — 281 FOURTH PEKIOD rather unusual height has been divided in two by an entresol floor carriedon corbels. Entry has been obtained from the courtyard by a doubledoor, giblet-checked on the outside, and another within. These lead intoa passage 3 feet 6 inches wide, with a small apartment and ambry to theright, and on the left to a turnpike stair made of flags, and complete upto°the level of the entresol. From this point the steps were of freestone,one only remaining in situ. The ground floor has been unequally dividedinto two apartments, accessible by separate doors entering from thepassage. That on the right seems to have been the kitchen, for althoughthereis neither fireplace nor vent, there is in the north angle a circulararrangement of stones in the floor, which, with ash and burnt material,seems to indicate a hearth. In the north-west angle there is a largewall-press or ambry about 6 feet square and nearly 5 feet high. Both. Fig. 1393. -Garlies Castle. View from West. apartments have been lit by deeply-splayed slits 3 inches wide by 2 feethigh. The lesser one has a small ambry, and the floor is at a lower level. The main entrance to the great hall seems to have opened from therising ground to the north-west, where some remains of an approach stillexist. Beyond the continuation of the massive walls, the only featuresremaining on the first floor are one side of a deeply-recessed window anda small ambry, both on the south-west side. Amongst the numerous pieces of fieestone found are the almost completeremains of a richly-decorated fireplace (Fig. 1394), about 9 feet 6 inchesin width and 5 feet 6 inches from hearth to lintel, which is 18 inchesdeep, and is constructed on the principle of the straight arch. At eitherside are moulded jambs, with enriched caps and bases. Above the lintelhas run a cornice, curiousl
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