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 FOURTH PERIOD SCALLOWAY CASTLE opposite end of the kitchen is the well, partly recessed into the wall., and about 12 feet deep, with 3 feet of water. The staircase terminates on the first floor, and has a vaulted room at the landing over the lower flights, an arrangement very usually adopted at this period, as at Notland and Fyvie. The great hall on the first floor has been a fine room, about 45 feet long by 22 feet 8 inches, and 15 feet high to the ceiling, which is now entirely gone. It is well lighted, and has two fireplaces, the principal FIG. 557. - Scalloway Castle. View of North-East Angle. one on the west side, being about 10 feet wide, and projecting about 8 inches, and the lesser one being in the south end. Opposite the large fireplace is a recess for a dresser, or what took the place of a modern sideboard. Two newel stairs, each contained in a turret, enter from the hall at opposite angles and lead to the second floor ; the one in the south-east turret winds to the top of the castle, while the other adjoining the hall door stops at the second floor ; while on the opposite side of the