Dunglass Castle (5)
Inside Dunglass castle's water-gate, there are indications that it was well defended by its own gatehouse. In fact I suspect that these were the castle's principal buildings, prior to the construction of the tower-house. The scale of work here, with all the corbelling and the stone window seats, is more than one would expect for a wee room over a gate occupied by some loon, whose job it was to identify those approaching and let them in when appropriate! Dunglass Castle's construction was all about its position on the Clyde, so it would make sense that the principal rooms were on this side, facing the river.
Dunglass Castle (5)
Inside Dunglass castle's water-gate, there are indications that it was well defended by its own gatehouse. In fact I suspect that these were the castle's principal buildings, prior to the construction of the tower-house. The scale of work here, with all the corbelling and the stone window seats, is more than one would expect for a wee room over a gate occupied by some loon, whose job it was to identify those approaching and let them in when appropriate! Dunglass Castle's construction was all about its position on the Clyde, so it would make sense that the principal rooms were on this side, facing the river.