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LINLITHGOW PALACE 499 THIRD PERIOD the upper part of the north side rebuilt by James vi. It bears over the central staircase the date 1620. The fountain (Fig. 423) in the centre of the courtyard has unfortu- nately been terribly destroyed, but must, when complete, have been a splendid ornament to the quadrangle. From its style it seems to belong to the time of James v., whose work is marked by the frequent use of
