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 FOURTH PERIOD 488 ALDIE CASTLE reached by the old wheel staircase, but, as above pointed out, it may have had access from the principal staircase by the mural passage. The enlarged house contained good accommodation, having a hall or dining-room in the keep, a large drawing-room on the west side, and bedrooms in the eastern division of the additions. These would be suit- FIG. 917. Aldie Castle. View from the South-East. able for guests, while those on the upper floors of the keep would be retained as family apartments. The very small open courtyard in the centre of the extended building is quite an unusual feature. If this were covered over with a glass roof,