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 ELPHINSTONE CASTLE 235 THIRD PERIOD the adjoining staircase (shown on the Plan). The above window would also give some light in the hall, not otherwise too bright, and the upper part of the chimney may have been used for curing hams, etc., to which the door above referred to would give access. The kitchen, about 13 feet by 7 feet (including the fireplace), is at the opposite end of the hall, and is provided with a service window and large wall closet. Within the height of the great hall (see Sections along the wall and FIG. 193. Elphinstone Castle. Window in Hall. through kitchen) the space above the kitchen is divided into two upper stories, the joisting of which still remains, although the floor immediately above the kitchen may be regarded as only a passage to wall chambers at the south-east corner of the keep. This passage is reached by a circular stair in the north-east corner, while the upper kitchen floor must have been reached by a ladder. This stair leads to the floor above the hall, and to a large intermediate wall chamber 6 feet 4 inches wide by about 24 feet long, taken out of the haunch of the great