. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . io8 (Slamts. PATRICK, LORD GLAMIS, 1600 a stair connecting the hall with the dungeon, which, along with the other old staircases (some of them have re-cently been opened out),was walled up at the timethe great new central stair-case was built. From the south-eastcorner of the Crypt a short,dark passage, cut throughthe stone walls, leads tothe small, quaint, and ir-regular Duncans Hall, thetraditional scene of Mac-beths crime, where a year or so ago an old hearth was discovered built up in the masonry, and has been opened out. The Di
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . io8 (Slamts. PATRICK, LORD GLAMIS, 1600 a stair connecting the hall with the dungeon, which, along with the other old staircases (some of them have re-cently been opened out),was walled up at the timethe great new central stair-case was built. From the south-eastcorner of the Crypt a short,dark passage, cut throughthe stone walls, leads tothe small, quaint, and ir-regular Duncans Hall, thetraditional scene of Mac-beths crime, where a year or so ago an old hearth was discovered built up in the masonry, and has been opened out. The Dining-room, which is entered from the west end of the Crypt, is another fine room, though quite modern, having been re-built early in 1800. The walls are panelled in oak, and adorned with some good family pictures ; but the most interesting object that occasionally appears in it is the old silver-gilt drinking-cup in the form r 1- a ELIZABETH, COUNTESS OF STRATHMORE, 1700 ot a lion, a very ancient piece of plate, holding about a pint of wine, which in old days
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