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THIRD PERIOD 276 BURLEIGH CASTLE The arrangement of the plan and the style of the corbels and parapet (Fig. 225) are of that date. The keep is a simple oblong tower, and the internal arrangements are very primitive. The ground floor (Fig. 226) contains a vaulted cellar FIG. 226. Burleigh Castle. Ground Plan. with entrance door to the keep, and a spiral staircase in the north-east corner. The hall occupies the first floor (Fig. 227), with windows on three sides, and stone seats in the recesses, and a door in the north side, which might be used without the risk of surprise, as might happen if the lower door was opened. PIG. 227. Burleigh Castle. Plan of Upper Floors. The upper floor is similar to the hall, and there was another room in the roof. The first and second floors have garde-robes in the north-west corner, and a shoot door to the moat, traces of which may be seen close along the west side of the castle (Fig. 225).