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FOURTH PERIOD 338 EARL PATRICK^ PALACE Fig. 791); while about half that distance to the west stand the ruins of the Bishop's palace. The town of Kirkwall thus presents within narrow compass a rich field to the architectural student. The palace fronts towards the west, and forms three sides of a square (Fig. 786). It is said to have been connected by walls with the Bishop's palace, and on the plan it will be seen from the broken-off walls at the south wing that the building has extended farther to the west. The square between the two palaces is so thickly planted with trees that it is with difficulty that a sketch can be made. I FIG. 786. Earl Patrick's Palace. Plan of Ground Floor. The building may be said to be entire all but the roof. Its condition and present appearance are shown on the the geometrical plans, elevations,, and section (Figs. 787, 788, and 789). The west side is in better preserva- tion than the east front, and there is a fine view of that side, as it now exists, in the Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities by Mr. Billings. Our general views from the north and south-east (Figs. 790 and 791) represent the building as it was. The only parts which can be said to be conjectural are the roofs of the oriel windows, which have entirely perished along with the roof of the palace. That they were roofed somewhat as we have shown there can be little doubt, from their analogy with many similar examples of Scottish Architecture. Certain indica-