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 THIRD PERIOD 252 AFFLECK CASTLE entrance there is a stoup for holy water (see Fig. 207) corbelled out from the jamb, with three shields on the fully-relieved sides, on one of which are three lozenges. On the wall alongside the window there is a piscina (Fig. 207) with pointed ambry and three dedication crosses over. Against the east wall there are two corbels moulded in the same manner as the piscina, evidently meant for supporting candles, the altar space being between the corbels. There is also an ambry in this wall. Fio. 208. Affleck Castle. View from the North-East The entrance to the chapel seems to have been guarded by a low railing, as in the faces of the jambs there is a groove for a rail sliding into, as will be seen in the view of the chapel. On the battlements are two cape houses or watch turrets, one over the upper staircase and another over the chapel (Figs. 208 and 210). The parapets with their corbels, without machicolations, and the watch turrets and chimneys, are all in good preservation. The parapets, how-