Abergairn Castle (2)
Conveniently, the castle has been left as a horizontal cross-section through the basement, from which we can see it was a small square tower, with a round stair-tower built beside the entrance on the north-west corner.  The splayed recess had either a gun-loop or an arrow slit at its outer end, the splaying allowed the shooter a limited lateral field of fire.  Small towers such as this would typically have contained three storeys and an attic.

Canmore state that &quot;The remains of Abergairn Castle . . . have been re-pointed and preserved as a memorial to A Keiller.&quot;  Loving amateur restorations sometimes involve 'conceptualised restorations or improvements', but what remains looks fairly original, from this height anyway!
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