The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . BRUNTSFIELD HOUSE — 239 — FOURTH PERIOD of the south-west tower (Fig. 1347). It comprised a pediment over thedoorway, with a panel for a coat of arms above. The kitchen is in thistower, and its fine arched firepLace is still perfectly preserved. Thewhole ground floor is vaulted, and in the addition of 1605 the vault isgroined, but without ribs. The stair from the entrance door led to thefirst floor, where it terminated, and the ascent was continued by two. Fig. 1347.—Biuntsfleld House. View from
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . BRUNTSFIELD HOUSE — 239 — FOURTH PERIOD of the south-west tower (Fig. 1347). It comprised a pediment over thedoorway, with a panel for a coat of arms above. The kitchen is in thistower, and its fine arched firepLace is still perfectly preserved. Thewhole ground floor is vaulted, and in the addition of 1605 the vault isgroined, but without ribs. The stair from the entrance door led to thefirst floor, where it terminated, and the ascent was continued by two. Fig. 1347.—Biuntsfleld House. View from South-East. wheel-stairs contained in projecting turrets, one situated in the re-enter-ing angle of the south wing, and the other on the north side. Bothturrets are supported on fine corbelling. The roof of the south turrethas a large thistle-shaped finial carved in stone. The turret on thenorth side is extremely picturesque (Fig. 1348). It is probable that,in its original state, it finished somewhat differently from what it doesnow, and that there was some kind of open bartizan at the top, from FOURTH PERIOD — 240 BRUNTSFIRLD HOUSE
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