Английская Википедия:Affleck Castle
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Affleck Castle, also known as Auchenleck Castle, is a tall L-plan tower house dating from the 15th century, Шаблон:Convert north of Monifieth and Шаблон:Convert west of Monikie Parish Church, Angus, Scotland.[1][2] It is a scheduled monument.[3] It is not open to the public.
History
The castle was built on the lands of the Auchenlecks of that Ilk[2] held since 1471.[4] From the mid-17th century it belonged to a family of Reids,[2] who forfeited the castle in 1746 because of their activities as Jacobites.[5] It has not been occupied since 1760, when a new mansion was built.[2]
Structure
Affleck Castle is a well-preserved free-standing rectangular tower of four storeys and a parapeted garret.[5] It is Шаблон:Convert tall, and has thick rubble walls, with several mural rooms.[2] A few steps down from the entrance is the basement, which is sub-divided.[2]
The hall, which is on the first floor, has a vaulted ceiling; this supports a withdrawing room.[2] Above the main staircase is an entresol bedroom, almost Шаблон:Convert square, reached by an eleven-step staircase in the east wall. The stairs lead from the hall.[2] The withdrawing room has a spy-hole into the hall below.[2] This would have allowed all movement to the main turnpike stair to be observed.[2] The room has window seats, wall closets, and a shafted fireplace.[2] A step up from this room leads to a circular oratory, equipped with aumbry, piscine, holy-water stoup and stone candle-holders.[2] This room is also vaulted.[2] There is a bedroom in each of the upper floors.[2]
A projection by the door, with a square cap-house, houses the stair,[2] and there is a square turret over the south-west angle.[2] There are two devices for dropping missiles or liquids on attackers: one over the arched door; and the other on the west front,[2] while the ground floor is equipped with gun loops.[1]
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 2,00 2,01 2,02 2,03 2,04 2,05 2,06 2,07 2,08 2,09 2,10 2,11 2,12 2,13 2,14 2,15 2,16 Lindsay, Maurice (1986) The Castles of Scotland. Constable. Шаблон:ISBN p.46
- ↑ Шаблон:Historic Environment Scotland
- ↑ The Castles of Scotland by Martin Coventry ISBN 1-899874-00-3
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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