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long, 20 feet g inches wide, and 20 feet 6 inches 

 high, to the apex of its arched roof. The walls, 

 which are of an average thickness of 9 feet, are 

 pierced by windows on the north, south, and east, 

 all provided with stone seats. These are each large 

 enough to accommodate six or seven persons, and 

 would be useful as retiring places. The fireplace is a 

 fine specimen of its kind, and is well preserved. There 

 was a crack in the lintel, but the late proprietor, Mr 

 Little Gilmour, had it secured by an iron band. 

 Beside it a doorway leads down by steps to the more 

 modern part of the castle on the west. The hall has 

 been divided into two storeys. The stone corbels for 

 supporting the central beams are painted, the orna- 

 ments on them being still distinct, but of the painting 

 on the vault above very little remains. Off the hall 

 there is, as already indicated, a small arched room, 

 known as " Queen Mary's Room." It is partly 

 furnished, having a table and a few chairs which are 

 used nowadays by picnic parties. There is also an 

 old flint gun and a coat of mail, which tradition 

 asserts to have belonged to Darnley. On the wall 



