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FOURTH PERIOD 302 BOYNE CASTLE quadrangle, but not,, apparently, on the north side, which was enclosed with a wall. The walls of the west side are still standing, but those of the south side are greatly destroyed, while the eastern range has been almost entirely demolished. Unfortunately the freestone dressings of the doors and windows have nearly, without a single exception, been torn out and removed, so that few details are left to enable a judgment to be formed of the style and date of the finishings. Fio. 756. Boyne Castle. Plan. In approaching the castle from the south or landward side, the ancient gardens and orchards are passed through, some of the walls of which still remain. The ground to the south is higher than the castle, hence the necessity for the wide sunken moat in front. This moat is crossed by a causeway on the level of the principal entrance, which is in the centre of the south front (Fig. 757). The gateway is flanked by two circular