Excerpt from A History of the Family of Cairnes or Cairns: And Its ConnectionsThe tradition referred to by Dr. Sommers, taken in conjunction with the difference in the style both of the masonry and architecture between the basement and upper storeys of Cairns Castle, suggests that. The original castle, of which the basement is the remnant, dates from the fourteenth or even the thirteenth century.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.