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FOURTH PERIOD 448 DRUMLANRIG CASTLE of Renaissance design, but the roof has groined and ribbed vaulting of a late Gothic character springing from corbels. The approach to the principal entrance is by a double circular staircase leading to an open FIG. 883. Drumlanrig Castle. View of Entrance Tower and Staircase. vaulted porch under the central tower. The present staircase is modern, but has been executed after the original model, as may be seen from a