Castle Menzies (4)
As usual with Z-plan towerhouses, the two angles of the main block that do not have large towers built off them, have angle-turrets (or bartizans) built to defend them. Notice how the centre axis of the turret is behind the axis of the wall corner, meaning that the turret is set back into the wall. The Victorians, being cleverer engineers, often aligned the two axes, so that their turrets hang further out.
One of the claims to fame of the Menzies family is that Menzies of Culdares from nearby Glen Lyon, introduced the Larch tree to Scotland!
Castle Menzies (4)
As usual with Z-plan towerhouses, the two angles of the main block that do not have large towers built off them, have angle-turrets (or bartizans) built to defend them. Notice how the centre axis of the turret is behind the axis of the wall corner, meaning that the turret is set back into the wall. The Victorians, being cleverer engineers, often aligned the two axes, so that their turrets hang further out.
One of the claims to fame of the Menzies family is that Menzies of Culdares from nearby Glen Lyon, introduced the Larch tree to Scotland!