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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WELL [Rothesay Castle] | Draw Well | 204.06 | Close to the front wall near the north end, is the draw well, and behind this building is a Sally port through the court, which appears to have been built up at an early date. The workmen, in clearing out the rubbish, found a few old Scots pence and groats of the reign of James VI and of Charles I and II; a small copper coin of Louis XIII. of France, 2 or 3 brass counters - one of them washed with silver and a brass farthing token of the Bull Head Tavern, in Este Smithfield probably dropped by some of Cromwell's troops when they garrosoned the castle; a gold coin of James II was also found. An iron 4lb ball, some keys, a piece of chain and a brooch were also found to." | |
| MOAT [Rothesay Castle] | 204.06 | Round the outside of the castle was a ditch, 15 feet deep, which could easily have been filled with water when it was thought necessary to call in the aid of that element. The moat was supplied with water from a stream which issues from Loch Fad between this ditch or Moat and the wall is a terraced walk." The track of part of this moat can only now be traced. | ||
| TERRACE [Rothesay Castle] | 204.06 | The original structure - for the building is evidently of various dates - was probably one of the fortalices erected in 1098 by Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway, to secure his conquest of the Western Isles. It may have been raised, however, in greatly |
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court, 59 feet by 25½ the south and contained a smithy and
a furnace, the walls of which were built of stones and clay;
a quantity of iron drops was found in the floor.
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