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FOURTH PERIOD 178 AUCHANS CASTLE lar^e window (but without tracery) exists in what was formerly the gallery at Rowallan, in the same part of the country. The whole building is very plain externally, but with its turrets and dormers forms a characteristic and pleasing example of the Scottish mansion of the seventeenth century (Fig. 635). Few distinctly Renaissance features have been introduced, and although the building is late in date, the Scotch character is well pre- served. The entrance doorway (Fig. 636), however, is a good example of the Renaissance style then prevalent. Fio. 636. Auchans Castle. Entrance Doorway. The northern wing has been extended northwards at a later time. This extension contains a second kitchen, an arrangement which is met with in several examples, as at Craignethan, Culross, etc. As the north