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FOURTH PERIOD 460 CAROLINE PARK We still get a glimpse of the old doorway peeping out from under the new stone casing, and note its resemblance in style to that of the north front (Fig. 891), having the same peculiar notch in the centre of the lintel. Several of the old window lintels, with plain chamfers, are also visible behind the new work, being at a lower level than the new ones. At the same time certain internal alterations were carried out. The entrance doorway was changed to the south front, and a new but inferior staircase FIG. 894. Caroline Park. View of the South Front. was introduced at that end of the building. The iron-work of the railing (Fig. 895) is good, but not at all equal to that of the original staircase. The porch is a still later addition. It has two stone pillars with entab- lature of wood, and its details are poor. The railing over the porch, containing the family crests and monograms in iron-work, is how r ever good (Fig. 896). The monograms are those of Viscount Tarbat and Margaret, Countess of Wemyss,, his second wife. The buck's head is