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 THIRD PERIOD 438 DIRLETON CASTLE occurs at Linlithgow. This part of the building was probably carried higher, and contained the family bedrooms. There has also been a wing along the north side of the court, which may have contained additional family accommodation. At a later date (sixteenth century) another hall has been built in connection with the old towers at the south-west corner (the elevation of which towards the courtyard is shown in Fig. 381), with a separate staircase leading to bedrooms on the upper floor. These belong to the period when private dining-rooms and reception-rooms were introduced, and the common hall to a great extent disused.