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 BALVENY CASTLE 387 THIRD PERIOD of Athol, " Furth Fortuin and fil thi fatris/' both of which ornaments point out this part of the building as belonging to the time of the Stewarts, Earls of Athol, dating from the middle of the fifteenth century. The entrance gateway still retains its double iron-grated gate or "yett/' and in the vaulted entrance passage there are the usual stone seats. Adjoining this on the left is the guard-room. FIG. 334. Balveny Castle. Plans. The circular staircase to the west of the entrance leads to the two large rooms on the first floor, while the staircase in the south-east angle conducts to the private rooms as well as the hall. The rooms on the ground floor have been used as living-rooms, each