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 BORTHWICK CASTLE 347 THIRD PERIOD destroyed, but the stones wrought for the springing of the arch still remain in the castle wall. Beneath this is the doorway to the basement floor, which is a few steps down from the court (see section D E, Fig. 300). The main portion of the basement is divided into three store-rooms, each with a single loop for light, and that next the entrance has a stair to the first floor. In the south wing there is a draw-well (section, Fig. 299) and a separate stair to the first floor. In the north wing was the dungeon (section C B, Fig. 300), apparently divided into two floors, with a garde-robe entering off the upper floor, and a small ventilation opening set high in the wall. The apartments on the basement floor are all vaulted, and there was a loft in the vault over each. In the case of the well room, the vault is low, and there is an entresol room above (Fig. 299). The walls are 12 to 14 feet thick, and the only openings in the basement are small loops for light and ventilation. FIG. 298. Borthwick Castle. View of Chapel and of Basin in Screens. On the first floor (Fig. 297) the whole of the main building is occupied with the great hall, 50 feet 8 inches by 23 feet 6 inches. The main