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 THIRD PERIOD 426 DOUNE CASTLE chapel there, which however was never carried out. The drawing-room is entered from both the above-mentioned staircases by passages in the thickness of the wall opening in a window recess. A similar passage in the south wall leads to the parapet walk of the enceinte (Fig. 369). The drawing-room has a good fireplace, with similar workmanship and mouldings to that of the hall. The floor of the top story was of wood (Fig. 372), and the accommo- dation was similar to that on the drawing-room floor. Above this was the wooden roof. The apartments in the round tower are all vaulted, and probably it had a pointed roof, with crenel- lated parapet for defence. The east gable was carried up so as to form a high watch-tower, with no doubt a beacon grating (Fig. 362). The passage across the roofs from the battlements on one side to those on the other was effected by FIO. 370. Doune Castle. Plan of wide stairs on the top of the gable walls (Fig. 370) Upper Rooms of Tower and defended with parapets. There are round pro- Battlements. jecting bartizans at the corners, and the north- west corner over the staircase was carried up as a high turret. This portion of the building (Fig. 371), as already mentioned, forms an independent residence. Adjoining it on the west is the banqueting- . NORTH ELEVATION. -t- FIG. 371. Doune Castle. Elevation of North Front. hall, situated on the first floor (Fig. 365), with a range of cellars under- neath. It is 68 feet long by 27 feet wide, and has had an ornamental