Castle Sween (10)
From up here, it can be seen that while the interior of the 12th century part of the castle is now almost bare (except for the castle's original well in the north-east corner), there are plenty of indications of former buildings.  In the 12th century, all the internal buildings would have been timber built.  The upper parts of the curtain-walls contain chases for the roofs of these buildings and as mentioned previously, the curtain walls appear to have been heightened as the internal buildings were heightened in the 13th century.

The stone footings probably belonged to the late 15th century improvements and additions made by Erca MacDonald and her husband, Alexander Macmillan.  As well as adding 'Macmillan's Tower', they are believed to have replaced the timber lean-to buildings with a 2 or 3 storey range, that filled the east end of the courtyard and contained a new Great Hall.
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