Rockfield Castle (3)
Rockfield is an L-plan towerhouse, of which the part shown here is the main block, which lies approximately east and west, with a wing on the south side. The walls were built on a substantial boulder foundation, as can been seen at the base of the west gable.
There are two defensive gunloops in the walls visible here, one in the west gable and another in the south wall. The south facing one (below which there is another, hidden by the garden wall) is interesting, because its position just below the eaves suggests that the roof level has been lowered and that the building was once a floor higher. As it stands, in consists of two floors and an attic.
Rockfield Castle (3)
Rockfield is an L-plan towerhouse, of which the part shown here is the main block, which lies approximately east and west, with a wing on the south side. The walls were built on a substantial boulder foundation, as can been seen at the base of the west gable.
There are two defensive gunloops in the walls visible here, one in the west gable and another in the south wall. The south facing one (below which there is another, hidden by the garden wall) is interesting, because its position just below the eaves suggests that the roof level has been lowered and that the building was once a floor higher. As it stands, in consists of two floors and an attic.