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FOURTH PERIOD 98 ELCHO CASTLE tinguished from the castle ; but the central keep is still represented in the main body of the building containing the hall., while the additional accommodation required is obtained by towers or wings projecting from it. The great south-west tower, containing the entrance doorway and staircase, is so placed as to flank the south and west faces, and the other faces are protected by the other towers and bartizans. The south-west tower is alone provided with battlements. The idea seems to have been that this should form the fortified part of the castle, and this idea is PIG. 566. Elcho Castle. View from the North-East. further carried out by the roof of the angle turrets of this tower being made of stone (instead of the usual slated roof which crowns the other turrets of the building), in order to give secure shelter to the watchman 011 the parapet. A small portion of the roof on the north side (as shown on Plan, Fig. 564) has an open parapet, containing passages and steps leading to rooms over the towers and to a garde-robe, but it has not been intended for defensive purposes, like the parapet walk of the