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FOURTH PERIOD KINNAIRD HEAD CASTLE burgh of barony; and the same reason which induced the second Sir Alexander to build his tower when he began his extensive operations here, may have led the first Sir Alexander to desire an occasional residence nearer the place in which he was evidently taking an increased interest, and so he built the Wine Tower. But it was in such an incon- venient situation, and on so primitive a plan, that Sir Alexander the second may have abandoned it, and built the other tower to suit his own purposes better. FIG. 502.- Kinnaird Head. Pendants in Ceilings of Tower. The apartment which we have particularly described was doubtless used as a chapel, and, having a fireplace, it was perfectly suited for the hall or principal chamber. The tower would in all probability have one or two stones above the hall, and it would thus be as convenient for occa- sional residence as many of the towers referred to in this work. No satisfactory explanation has been given of the origin of the name by which the tower is known.