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 EDINBURGH CASTLE 447 THIRD PERIOD From the natural configuration of the site the general disposition of"V*jOx the various parts must at all times have been much the same. The entrance would always be by the same narrow pass by which the (X r V Castle is now approached (Fig. 388). This would lead to the outer or lower court (where the Governor's house, the barracks, armoury, etc., are now situated), while the inner court would occupy the highest point (where the Palace yard now is), the only access to which seems to have been by a flight of steps in the face of the rock. The Castle was rebuilt by Edward in. in 1344, as one of a chain of fortresses to hold the south of Scotland in subjection. It is most probable that the buildings would then be erected on the same plan and in the same style as the numerous fortresses erected by the Edwards in Wales, viz., a great enclosing wall with towers at intervals. There would be comparatively slight erections within the enceinte for the garrison, FIG. 389. Edinburgh Castle. From a Drawing by T. Sandby about 1750, in Maitland's EdijibwrgU.

and no large building for a residence. When David u. returned from his captivity he made the Castle his chief abode. He added greatly to the fortifications, and built a large keep, called David's Tower, which occupied a position above where the Half-moon Battery now stands, and which remained till the siege by Drury in 1573. In 1368 and 1371 there are various entries in the Exchequer Rolls of payments for the building of the new towers (" ad fabricam nove turris de Edynburgh et ad emen- dum bordas ad eandem "), also for the construction of a sink, vat, and basin. In 137.9 the kennels were erected for the King's dogs; in 1382 a kitchen was built near the great tower " et aliis domibus necessariis ad modum vaute factis." David's Tower was evidently at that time the keep or chief building in the Castle. It was 60 feet in height, and con-