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FALSIDE CASTLE 4-11 THIRD PERIOD battle of Pinkie, between Protector Somerset and the Regent Arran. The "total destruction" of the castle is said to have been averted " through its first floor and roofs being arched over with stone." This statement would seem to imply that the additions to the castle were made by that time, as the keep is arched at the roof, and the additions are arched only on the basement floor. By these additions the castle was extended southwards 41 feet (Fig. 354), doors of communication FIG. 355. Falside Castle. View from the South-East. between the old and new building were cut through on the two lower floors, and a space for a stair connecting the ground floor with the first floor was dug out of the south wall of the keep. A new entrance door- way was placed on the west side, having a large entrance hall, indicating a decided advance in house-planning. Entering from this hall was the kitchen, with a large fireplace at one end and a smaller one at the