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132 Argyll's highlands and the lords of lorne.
of the castle has two barrel -vaulted rooms, pierced exteriously with
narrow arrow-slits. Above these is the principal apartment, having
at its north end an arched fire-place ten feet in width. Higher still
are two other floors of rooms, reached by a newel staircase, which is
continued to the embattled parapet. In the wall opposite the
entrance is a locker with a shelf. The windows are small and
SADDELL CASTLE.
irregular, and are mainly modern adaptations and insertions. The
castle was inhabited by the Campbells until the latter part of the
last century, when a modern house was built on the other side of the
stream, on a somewhat bleak-looking spot, but commanding fine
views of the two shores of Cantire and Arran, the Channel, and
of the castle has two barrel -vaulted rooms, pierced exteriously with
narrow arrow-slits. Above these is the principal apartment, having
at its north end an arched fire-place ten feet in width. Higher still
are two other floors of rooms, reached by a newel staircase, which is
continued to the embattled parapet. In the wall opposite the
entrance is a locker with a shelf. The windows are small and
SADDELL CASTLE.
irregular, and are mainly modern adaptations and insertions. The
castle was inhabited by the Campbells until the latter part of the
last century, when a modern house was built on the other side of the
stream, on a somewhat bleak-looking spot, but commanding fine
views of the two shores of Cantire and Arran, the Channel, and
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| Histories of Scottish families > Argyll's Highlands, or, MacCailein Mor and the Lords of Lorne > (152) Page 132 |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/95003686 |
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| Description | Illustration: Saddell Castle. |
| Description | With traditionary tales and legends of the County of Argyll and the Campbells and Macdonalds By Cuthbert Bede ; edited by John Mackay. |
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| Shelfmark | R.249.a |
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| Description | A selection of almost 400 printed items relating to the history of Scottish families, mostly dating from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Includes memoirs, genealogies and clan histories, with a few produced by emigrant families. The earliest family history goes back to AD 916. |
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