Plan, section and elevation of the barrack at Inveersnait [i.e. Inversnaid] & Kiliwhiman [i.e. Kiliwhimen] [with] Explanation; powder magasine at Edinbgh. Castle and section of the same at x; with a project of arching the second floor at y /
Romer, John Lambertus,1680-1754.
cartographic

[ca. 1723]
This sheet shows plans of two of the four Highland barracks built between 1718 and 1724, Kiliwhimen, near Fort Augustus, and Inversnaid. It also shows a plan for the powder magazine at Edinburgh Castle. The "Board of Ordnance Register of Plans 1700-1800" lists it as being from John Romer, without a date or a named draughtsman. It is probably dated at 1723, as the next plan in the list and in the series, is a plan of the cistern at Kiliwhimen (at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.03/12a), also from John Romer, and that is dated 1723. The original plans for the four Highland barrack forts, Bernera, Kiliwhimen, Inversnaid and Ruthven, were drawn up in 1717 by James Smith, who was the royal chief surveyor, but were actually executed by John Bastide and Andrew Jelfe, and then John Romer, between 1718 and 1724. There is a copy of this plan, done by Thomas Chamberlaine of the Tower of London Drawing Room, in 1798, at shelfmark MS.1647.Z.03/11b.
The left hand side of the sheet has a plan of Kiliwhimen, with elevations and sections of the barracks, guard house, bakehouse, "bogghouse", ramparts and well. The right hand side has the same plans, elevations and sections for Inversnaid. Also on the left hand side, is a plan and elevation of proposed reinforcements of the powder maagzine at Edinburgh Castle (see plan at shelfmark MS.1645.Z.02/1c).
At top of sheet: title hand lettered in ink, with list of code letters, and names of features on plan to which they refer.
In middle of sheet: scale statement "Scale of 30 Feet to one Inch wch Serves for both Plans - at A & B.", with scale bar graded [0]-5-10-100, and "B.O" with upwards arrow, stamped in red.
In top right hand corner: library shelfmark written in pencil.
At bottom of plan: written in ink "Scale of Feet", with scale bar graded [0]-5-10-60.
In bottom right hand corner: written in ink "B.5.F.17".
In bottom left hand corner: "6" written in ink.
Has watermarks.
Tabraham Chris. Fortress Scotland and the Jacobites, 1995,
Board of Ordnance. Register of Plans 1700-1800,
Shows Fort Augustus, Inversnaid and Edinburgh, Scotland.
Board of Ordnance Plans,
Smith, James, active 1649-1720.
Edinburgh Castle (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Maps, Military