Drum Castle, near Banchory, is the oldest intact building in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. Picture: Complimentary
Posted on 07/06/2013 12:33:35 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Drum Castle, the seat of the Chief of Clan Irvine for centuries, has the oldest keep in Scotland and is the oldest intact building in the care of the trust.
The trust is planning to bring in specialists to remove cement pointing on the ancient tower and replace it with traditional, breathable lime mortar to help preserve the historic keep.
And the hidden chamber -- complete with its medieval toilet -- was uncovered while initial archaeological investigations were being conducted by Dr Jonathan Clark from FAS Heritage.
Dr Clark...: "We were surprised that when we carefully unblocked the windows and peered in, and through the dim light of a torch and the mists of dust and trapped for centuries, to find a perfectly preserved medieval chamber, complete with the remains of the guarderobe (toilet) including the remains of the original toilet seat and the original entrance doorway for the medieval hall."
...The archaeologists also discovered a second secret chamber in the tower today as their investigations continued.
Dr Clark revealed: "As work continued this morning, we made another exciting discovery -- a second chamber which legend says is where Mary Irvine hid her brother for three years after defeat in the Battle of Culloden. This is a huge discovery for Drum.
(Excerpt) Read more at scotsman.com ...
Drum Castle, near Banchory, is the oldest intact building in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. Picture: Complimentary
They found the Executive Bathroom!
So, the original meaning of “Drum Line” was the queue for the loo?
A bathroom without a window or exhaust fan? Better not let the building inspector find out about that.
;’) Especially after the haggis.
Was the seat up or down?
Sealed it up after it became to foul smelling.
The Irvines still own a lot of land.
Anything like like Castle Anthrax?
"And after the spanking, the oral sex."
Man Cave.....?????
Here I am expecting another one of Sunken Civs patented articles with beautiful photos and interesting subjects, and I get an article about an old potty. Methinks you are perhaps a trickster at times.
Scotland ping...
A recent old-potty article had very interesting information about intestinal parasites and so on.
Did they find Jimmy Hoffa?
Are the end-buildings leaning in? The right-hand one seems strongly off vertical.
b.u.6 is right, I’ve been caught in my trickster ways, and flushing with embarrassment.
*snert*
“After The Haggis” would be a great band name.
Pretty cool.
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