DRUMMOND CASTLE 285 THIRD PERIOD board at the upper or fireplace end of the hall is a characteristic feature of the time. V Fia. 237. Benholme Tower. Plan and Details. DORMERS OVER ENTRANCE DRUMMOND CASTLE, PERTHSHIRE. This castle is built on a rocky eminence about three miles from Crieflf. It is situated in an extensive and beauti- ful park, and commands a fine view over Strath- earn. Sir John Drummond purchased this property in 1487 and built the original castle. It con- r PLAN OF SECOND FLOOR sisted of an oblong keep (Fig. 238), 43 feet by 'M feet, set on the high- est point of the rock. The entrance was on the first floor (to which an outside stone stair now leads), whence a narrow stair in the thick- ness of the wall descends to the vaulted basement, and a newel staircase in a projecting turret ascends to the upper floors. FIG. 238. Drummond Castle. Plans. The first floor contained the common hall, and the second floor the principal hall of the castle, with windows furnished with stone seats. FIRST FLOOR
