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FOURTH PERIOD 286 EARLSHALL mented with small pinnacles at intervals. Such ridge ornaments are not unusual in Scottish buildings, and are frequently designed in imitation of crescents, thistles, etc. This house was built for comfort rather than defence, still, the parapet and battlement walk just referred to, with the shot-holes at the gateway, and the absence of large windows on the ground floor (which is all vaulted), indicate that a considerable amount of security was considered desirable. FIG. 744. Earlshall. Interior of Hall. There is a kitchen in the wing opposite the entrance door, but in the later building on the south side of the courtyard, a new and larger kitchen superseded this original one. The fireplace of the later kitchen is very spacious, being about 13 feet square, and is provided with a stone drain, seat, and window.