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whom the property at that time belonged. She requested that 

 the castle should be built in triangular form to represent the 

 ancient symbol of the Holy Trinity. The three towers repre- 



senting the three circles at the corners of the symbol were to be 

 called after the persons of the Holy Trinity. A copy of the 

 symbol from an old illustration and the ground plan of the castle 

 of 1578 are here put side by side that they may be compared. 

 It will be noticed how nearly they correspond. 



In 1717 Longford passed into the hands of Sir Ed. Des 

 Bouveries, Bart. In 1776 Jacob, second Earl of Radnor, to 

 whom Longford then belonged, conceived the unfortunate idea 

 of rebuilding it as a castle with six round towers, instead of 

 three. The mutilation was commenced towards the close of the 

 1 8th century, but, on account of the failure of funds, the work 

 soon ceased, and it was only resumed and completed by his 

 grandson (the late Lord Radnor) about 20 years ago. 



A comparison of the plan of the original castle of 1578, 

 with the plan of the castle drawn in 1898, the blocks of which 

 plates have been most kindly lent to the Club by Helen, 

 Countess of Radnor, will show that the changes, though they 

 have not left the original building untouched, have altered the 

 original plan much less than might have been expected. The 



