Notes on Bvanxholme. By W. Eliott Lockhart. 463 



Those well-known authorities, Messrs McGibbon and Eoss, 

 very recently made a careful examination and inspection ; and 

 Mr McGibbon has most kindly favoured me with his views. 



He considers that the buildings were designed on the Z plan 

 so common at that period, with the staircase in the N.E. tower of 

 the main building. This part of the building, as is shewn by a slab 

 in the outside wail, was rebuilt in 1790 ; and Mr McGibbon con- 



siders that the old arched doorway, and armorial panels above, were 

 doubtless taken out of the old wall and inserted in the new north 

 wall — the staircase being still preserved in its original position. 



The arched doorway was in use up to 1836, but was then 

 built up, when considerable alterations and additions were made. 



Mr McGibbon considers it a very remarkable example, differing 

 materially in design from the ordinary Scottish doorways of that 

 time, as instead of the usually segmented arch with a large bead 

 running round it and continued down the jambs, it is evidently 

 derived from the Tudor style, and surmounted with a rectangular 

 label monlding. Over the doorway is the following inscription : 



Tn . varld . is . nocht . nature . lies . vroncht . yat . sal . lest . ay 



Thairfore . serve . God . Keip . veil . ye . rod . thy . fame . sal . nocht . dekay. 

 Schir Walter Scot of Margeret Dong-las, 



Branxholme 1571. 



KlIYCllf . 



