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 CRAIG CASTLE 32? THIRD PERIOD present castle was begun by Patrick Gordon in 1510, and completed by his son William in In 18, as recorded, along with their coats of arms, on the walls (Fig. 278). The castle is designed on the L plan, but the entrance door is not as usual in the inner angle, but a little way off the angle, and with the coats of arms and deep embrasures adjoining it has a striking effect (Fig. 278). It opens into a passage which goes right through the building to a newel staircase leading to the upper floors, in the same way as at Gight Castle. The basement contains three vaulted cellars, one of which has a stair to the hall, and one was probably the kitchen. The hall, with private room, as usual, occupied the whole of the first floor. The building has been much altered internally, but the widely splayed port-holes in use at that time are still visible externally on the different floors (Fig. 279)- Fio. 279. Craig Castle. View from the North-East. The arrangements of the upper part of the building are peculiar. A roofed-in passage goes all round the castle at the top of the walls, and thus provides a covered parapet for defence (Fig. 279). The rooms on