Plan, elevation and section of a design for a barrack for 270 men : to be built in Edinburgh Castle, 1750 [copy] /
Skinner, William,1700-1780.
cartographic

1750.
This is a copy of the plan at shelfmark MS.1645.Z.02/12a for the barracks for 270 men, to be built in Edinburgh Castle, designed by William Skinner, in 1750.  But  this copy is unattributed, so the actual copyist remains unknown. Charles Tarrant frequently worked with William Skinner, as his draughtsman, as well as his surveying partner, but he usually signed his work. The War Office records for the original plan note that this design was not adopted. The sheet is in two equal sections. On the right hand section, a plan, elevation and section of a design for the barracks. On the left hand section, a plan of the arsenal.
In middle of right hand section of sheet: lettered in ink, "Plan, Elevation and Section Of a Design for a Barrack for 270 Men to be Built in Edinburgh Castle 1750".
To left of title: stamped in red "B.O", with upwards arrow.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark, possibly written in pencil.
At bottom of sheet: scale statement reading, "Scale to the Plans etc.", and scale bar graded [0]-100 feet.
In middle of left hand section of sheet: lettered in ink, "Plan of the Arsenal, shewn in Red, with a Design for the Barracks in Yellow".
On left hand section of sheet: written in ink, explanation of code letters used on the plan, and the features to which they refer.
National Library of Scotland. War Office Inventory,
Shows Edinburgh Castle.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Maps, Military