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 CRAIGIEVAR CASTLE 103 FOURTH 1'KRIOI) procured. Freestone is freely used for the dressings of the doors, windows,, corners, etc., and in patches here and there throughout the building, which produce a singular and striking effect. This material WINDOW WEST FRONT FIG. 569. Elcho Castle. Details. must have been brought from a considerable distance, the carriage being conveniently effected by the river. CRAIGIEVAR CASTLE, ABERDEENSHIRE. Delightfully situated amidst old woods in the quiet glen of the Leochel Burn, about half way between Lumphanan and Alford, this castle is one of the best preserved and characteristic examples of the mansion-house of the Fourth Period. It was begun to be built by the Mortimers in the beginning of the seventeenth century, but the estate having been pur-