Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick . ructed in the crown of themain vault, no doubt for thehaulage of goods from the kitchento the floor above. The great hallon the first floor is gained bymeans of a spacious wheel-stairwith steps 4 feet 6 inches inwidth, whence the usual turretstaircase, corbelled out over there-entering angle, has communi-cated with three upper floors,giving access to rooms over boththe hall and staircase wings. Ithas been well lighted by windowson three sides, which are nowbuilt up. The hall fireplace,formed in the east wall,
Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick . ructed in the crown of themain vault, no doubt for thehaulage of goods from the kitchento the floor above. The great hallon the first floor is gained bymeans of a spacious wheel-stairwith steps 4 feet 6 inches inwidth, whence the usual turretstaircase, corbelled out over there-entering angle, has communi-cated with three upper floors,giving access to rooms over boththe hall and staircase wings. Ithas been well lighted by windowson three sides, which are nowbuilt up. The hall fireplace,formed in the east wall, is decor-ated with ornate side pilasters,with moulded caps and bases setsome 6 feet apart and having aprojection of about 6 inches fromthe wall-face, supporting a stonelintel 9 feet in length and 1 foot10 inches in depth over whichthere is a straight kitchen chimney flue hasbeen carried up the centre of thenorth gable, on each side ofwhich there has been originally asmall recess or closet lighted fromthe exterior. Within recent timesone bridge of the flue has been. 2ppr Fig. 85.—Greenknowe Tower (No. 165). partially destroyed in order to enlarge the west recess. Formerlythe access to this closet appears to have been by a recessed doorwayat the west angle, which has been subsequently built up. It isprobable that the existing doorway was constructed at the sametime in the position shown on the plan. It is also to be notedthat the north gable has been thickened on the interior inorder to facilitate the construction of the fireplaces above. Thegables are all finished with crow-steps in the usual way, and thereare three circular angle-turrets springing from corbels at the third-floor level. The carved lintel over the entrance doorway (fig. 86) is ofconsiderable interest. It has a projecting hood-moulding wrought on 92 HISTOEICAL MONUMENTS (SCOTLAND) COMMISSION. Parish of Gordon. the upper edge and sides. Carved in relief on a central raised panelis the date 1581 fl
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