Towers and Households in Later Medieval Scotland

Citation

Oram R (2015) Towers and Households in Later Medieval Scotland. In: Oram RD (ed.) 'A House That Thieves Might Knock At'. Tower Studies, 1 & 2. Donington: Shaun Tyas, pp. 231-257.

Abstract
This paper explores the relationship between internal space and communication arrangements in two later medieval great towers in Scotland - Borthwick Castle and the so-called Kitchen Tower at Doune Castle - and the household structures and social relationships of the families who built and occupied them.

Keywords
Towers; elite households; status symbols; Scotland; medieval