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ALDIE CASTLE 485 FOURTH PERIOD till a comparatively recent period. It consists of an oblong keep (shaded dark on plan) with later additions along the south side. The keep measures 35 feet 9 inches from east to west by 27 feet 4 inches, and is four stories high, the ground floor being vaulted. There is some diffi- culty in determining where the original entrance doorway was situated. There is an old doorway at the north end of the east wall, which is now shut up and used as a window. Another entrance to the ground floor FIG. 914. Aldie Castle. Plans. has been formed from a small open courtyard in the centre of the extended building. The principal entrance doorway after the alterations were made is situated at the junction of the old and the new work, and leads in through an arched passage to a small open courtyard measuring about 10 feet by 8 feet, and from this courtyard the ground floor of the keep is entered by the doorway above mentioned. Between this floor