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 FOURTH PERIOD EVELICK CASTLE the plain, is not visible from any distance, nor till the visitor is quite close beside it, yet it commands a most extensive prospect. It was a seat of the Lindsays, descendants of the Earls of Crawford. According to Mr. Miller in his Traditions and Stories of Scottish Castles, they were designated of " LEROQUHY," the name of their paternal estate, David Lindsay being the last who bore this title, which he renounced in 14-97, when he assumed the designation of Evelick. About the middle of the fifteenth century one of the family acquired the lands of Montago, in the immediate neighbourhood, and amongst the charters of the burgh of Dundee, made up probably after 1567, Mr. Miller found the following entry: " 198 Item, furth of ye landis of Montaigo lyand in ye Carss of Gowrie, Pertening to ye Laird of Ewlik To ye grey freiris zeirlie threttene lib., sex ss., viij d." From this he concludes that their older titles were abandoned after the residential house of Evelick was built. It may thus be inferred that Evelick was erected about the beginning of the sixteenth century. As will be seen from the view (Fig. 554), the building is of the L plan, with staircase and door in the re-entering angle. It has been four stories high, but is now roofless and without floors. From traces of foundations it appears to have been of considerably larger dimensions than it now shows, and in the farm-steading adjoining stones are utilised which have been taken from its walls. It is well defended with shot- holes on each floor. SCALLOWAY CASTLE, SHETLAND. Scalloway Castle is situated on the west side of the mainland of Fio. 555. General View of Scalloway. Shetland, about five miles from Lerwick. It stands on a peninsula in the centre of a landlocked harbour, as shown in the general view (Fig. 555).