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THIRD PERIOD 412 FALSIDE CASTLE other ; two stone drains and a water-supply drain are also provided. On the first floor is the dining-hall, with a private room adjoining. In order to permit the spectator from the west window of the hall to see FIG. 356. Falside Castle. View from the South-West. as much of the country towards Edinburgh as possible, the projecting angle of the corner of the private room is splayed away, the effect of which externally with the turreted staircase (Fig. 356) is picturesque.