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 STIRLING CASTLE 477 THIRD PERIOD then it was of a very inferior description to that of Stirling and Falkland. The square tower (Fig. 409) attached to the Palace on the south side is of older date than the Palace, the latter having been designed so that its windows should avoid the tower, while a fireplace is inserted in its north wall ; and the tower has a distinct staircase from top to bottom (Fig. 406). This was probably the angle tower at the south-west corner of the Castle wall before the Palace was thought of. The outer wall is