THIRD PERIOD 456 EDINBURGH CASTLE originally lighted by large mullioned windows on the south side, some traces of which still remain (see Fig. 393). There were probably similar windows on the north side, but the building has been so much altered that it is now scarcely possible to recall any of its original features. The gabled crow-steps which still remain on the west gable are evidently original. The roof of the hall is old. Of the corbels which supported the ends of the principal rafters only one (Fig. 395) is now visible in the staircase, the others having been either destroyed or covered up by the floors which have been inserted in order to convert the hall into a modern hospital. From openings recently made in the floors, it has EDINBURGH CASTLE ROOF OF PARLIAMENT HALL FIG. 396. Edinburgh Castle. Roof of Parliament Hall. been ascertained that some of the corbels are still preserved, and are similar in design to the one in the staircase. These corbels are of good Renaissance design, and of a style very rare in Scotland. They
