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 CARNOCK CASTLE 491 FOURTH PERIOD original building (shown by black shading on Fig. 920) is, as already mentioned,, somewhat unusual and remarkable. It does not belong pre- cisely to any of the specific forms distinguishing the period, being, in fact, a simple parallelogram, with two towers jutted out on the north side to contain staircases, which both run from bottom to top of the building, and give access to the rooms on each floor at the opposite Qpiih--V' $'*, i |k ^|<Mf yMo.yt VJ-rEpvitJ^ FIG. 919. Carnock Castle. Details. ends of the house. This plan approaches most nearly to the L form, with an extra staircase added, as at Elcho and Kellie. The principal entrance was originally by the doorway in the larger staircase tower, which has a large roll moulding, and where the ancient door, with its sliding bar, are still preserved. Another outer doorway