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 PITREAVIE 543 FOURTH PERIOD There is an iron yett immediately behind the front door, as shown on Fig. 960. It is constructed in the usual manner, with the horizontal bars going through the upright bars in two of the diagonally opposite quarters, and the upright bars going through the horizontal ones in the other quarters. The following dimensions of the iron-work of this gate will give an idea of its great strength, and also of the construction of such gates generally. It is 6 feet 1 inches high by 4 feet 2 inches FIG. 9(54. Pitreavie. Sun-dial. wide. The upright bars are 1 J inch square, swelled out to 2 J inches at the junction with the horizontal bars, while the latter are 1-J inch on face by J- inch broad. The whole is hung with two huge crook and band hinges. The heavy iron sliding bolt is about 2 feet long, with a pendent hasp having a corresponding eye on the gate for a padlock. There was originally a courtyard in front of the house, on the north side, surrounded with high walls. The gateway which led into this