Alastair M T Maxwell-Irving
Biographic Data
| ID | 6051732 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alastair M T Maxwell-Irving |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alastair M T |
| FAMILY NAME | Maxwell-Irving |
| SIGNATURE | MAXWELL-IRVING A M T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stirling |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The dating of the tower-houses at Comlongon and Elphinstone
A re-evaluation of the construction dates for these two houses putting them at the turn of the sixteenth-century. Longstanding misconceptions are thought to have led to errors in the dating of similar structures
Scottish yetts and window-grilles
A summary of research carried out by the writer considering the first appearance, construction techniques, and location of yetts and window-grilles. Appendix one provides an `Analysis of the yett at Comlongon' in Dumfriesshire (448--50), and appendix two details `Yetts recorded by Christison' (451)
Hoddom Castle
A 16th century L-plan towerhouse set within a courtyard. A R
Borthwick Castle, near Duns
Cramalt Tower
Early firearms and their influence on the military and domestic architecture of the Borders
Firearms came late to Scotland, although first used there by the English in 1327. The earliest use by the Scots was of large cannon in siege warfare "Mons Meg" was used at Threave in 1455, and later the castle's outer curtain was rebuilt with handgun slits in the wall and gunholes in the corner "rounds". The typical oval-mouthed gunhole, with hourglass section, appears c 1540, usually one per wallface, although occasionally overlapping fields of …
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Early firearms and their influence on the military and domestic architecture of the Borders
Firearms came late to Scotland, although first used there by the English in 1327. The earliest use by the Scots was of large cannon in siege warfare "Mons Meg" was used at Threave in 1455, and later the castle's outer curtain was rebuilt with handgun slits in the wall and gunholes in the corner "rounds". The typical oval-mouthed gunhole, with hourglass section, appears c 1540, usually one per wallface, although occasionally overlapping fields of …
Borthwick Castle, near Duns
Cramalt Tower
Hoddom Castle
A 16th century L-plan towerhouse set within a courtyard. A R
Scottish yetts and window-grilles
A summary of research carried out by the writer considering the first appearance, construction techniques, and location of yetts and window-grilles. Appendix one provides an `Analysis of the yett at Comlongon' in Dumfriesshire (448--50), and appendix two details `Yetts recorded by Christison' (451)
The dating of the tower-houses at Comlongon and Elphinstone
A re-evaluation of the construction dates for these two houses putting them at the turn of the sixteenth-century. Longstanding misconceptions are thought to have led to errors in the dating of similar structures
Archaeology (5 works) · History (4 works) · History (4 works) · Scottish History and National Identity (4 works) · Geology (3 works) · Geology (3 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (3 works) · Tower (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works)