Detail View: Charting The Nation: Plan of Fort and Barracks. - Killywhymen. [2 of 2]

Work Record ID: 
0042521
Shelfmark: 
Acc.10497.58(n)
Holding Institution: 
National Library of Scotland
Title: 
Plan of Fort and Barracks. - Killywhymen.
Creator: 
Wade, George (b.1673, d.1748)
Creator Role: 
Associated Person
Creator: 
Mylne, William Chadwell (b.1781, d.1863)
Creator Role: 
Associated Person
Date: 
1724-1736
Description: 
These Board of Ordinance plans by an unknown surveyor detail proposals to upgrade the military barracks of Killiwhymen (also known as Kilcumein), complete with side view of how the fortification would look once built. Killiwhymen was a key point in the highlands during the tenure of General George Wade (1673-1748) as Commander-in-Chief in North Britain. The old Barracks, designed by James Smith of the Board of Ordinance, was considered too small for its purpose, hence these plans to double its size and strengthen it with additional projecting towers. The scheme was abandoned by Wade in favour of constructing an entirely new fort close by between 1729-42, which became Fort Augustus.
Work Type: 
Manuscript map/plan
Material: 
Paper
Technique: 
Pen and ink
Subject Place: 
Fort Augustus
Subject Place: 
Scotland
Subject Category: 
Maps, Military
Rights Statement: 
© 2002 The National Library of Scotland
Repro File Type: 
Derivative JPEG
Repro File Size (bytes): 
95405592
Repro Notes: 
(n), lower plan
Repro Title: 
Plan of Fort and Barracks. - Killywhymen. [2 of 2]
Repro Display Measurement (pixels): 
7072 x 7072
Repro ID Number: 
0042521c-0001.tif
Repro Old ID Number: 
00001164
Repro Capture Date: 
24/08/2000 10:20:00