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 EARLSHALL 283 FOURTH PERIOD century mansion-house. The main building is on the L plan (Fig. 741), with a large circular tower at the north-east corner, thus making it a combination of the L plan and the plan with diagonally opposite towers, while from having a courtyard attached, it might almost be classed with SINK < FIG. 741. Earlshall. Plans. the castles with quadrangles. The house is three stories high, with attics, the wing having an entresol in addition. The staircase is placed in a separate tower at the re-entering angle, and is continued to the top, where the stair turret terminates with a platform roof and parapet, com-