If. however, il is thought desirable to lix the 

 site "ii 11 lii' n 'li situation, advantage should be taken 

 of any moderate level thai ma] ocoui in it. as bi 



Fiqube 2. 



below the summit as circumstances will allow. The intermediate slop between 

 the summit and the house will then afford a favourable opportunity for general 

 i omposition, be more suitable tor the growth of trees, afford a readier access 

 i" the house, and, thercforo, be altogether more convenient and conducive 

 to g( moral effect and comfort | Fig. 2J 



When, on account of the steepness of tlie hill, 

 there would be too great an accumulation of material 

 in the formation of one continued platform for the 

 house, offices, yards, stables, &c, two platforms may be 



Figure 3. 



n: 



^^-- made: one for the house, offices, and kitchen yard 



(fig. 3 a) ; and the other for the stables, drc, the latt. r 

 taking the higher level (fig. 3 b). 



Whenever practicable, the site for a mansion should, unquestionably, be 

 b< lected in the vicinity of old trees, whether they form groups in parka or 

 fields, or are found singly, yet numerously, in hedgerows, or collectively in 

 the shape of massive forests. Spots commanding extensive and interesting 



