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handsomely-groined roof with carved bosses at the intersections 

 of the groins ; and the eastern part, 14 feet wide and 9 feet 

 deep, which has in its south-west angle a piscina, and on the 

 south side fine sedilia of two seats, the handsome canopies of 

 which have been sadly mutilated. In the east wall there is a 

 three-light window, with tracery similar to that in the east 

 window of the chancel in the neighbouring parish church. 

 The architecture of the chapel is of 14th century work. The 

 present west window, as well as several other windows and 

 fireplaces in various pai-ts of the Castle, are evidently insertions 

 of the 16th and 17th centuries. In the adjoining passage the 

 walls are pierced with narrow slits. 



The second chapel is on the thii-d story, and is only 11 feet 

 4 inches long, by 7 feet 5 inches wide ; but its smaL. size did not 

 prevent a large number of persons from participating in the 

 services there celebrated, for both the side walls are pierced 

 with " squints" in such a manner as to enable the occupants 

 of the adjoining apartments to see and hear the celebrant. 

 These squints could be closed on the outside by shutters, the 

 hinges for which yet remain. This small chapel has a piscina 

 in the soiith wall and was lighted by an east window, apparently 

 circular, but now filled in with later masonry, containing a 

 square-headed window. Underneath the small chapel is a 

 chamber, where, by an aperture in the floor, 3 feet 6 inches by 

 3 feet in size, and a shaft some 30 feet deep, there was a 

 communication with a dungeon, about 9 feet square, situated 

 low down in the foundations of the castle, lighted by one 

 small window only. If this was used as a prison, and the only 

 access Avas by this shaft, a more horrible abode can scarcely be 

 conceived. At present the shaft is choked by rubbish, and access 

 has been gained to the dungeon by an opening broken through 

 a massive wall, and this ceU is now utilized as are all other parts 

 of these ruins, in connection with the adjoining farm house. 



The south-west tower, in which the chapel and dungeon are 

 situated, is connected with the tower at the north-Avest angle 

 by a wall and many passages. This north-west tower is set 

 angle ways, so as to command the north and west sides of the 

 castle, and was divided into three (?) floors, now faUen in. 



