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THIRD PERIOD 506 FALKLAND PALACE land with such fine Renaissance details (Fig. 435). The corbels support- ing the roof of the great hall of Edinburgh Castle are of similar work. ' ' The circular panels containing carved heads are well designed, and although much decayed are still most effective. These strongly recall the well-known " Stirling Heads." The work generally suggests, in both cases, a foreign artist, and we know from the Treasurer's Accounts