THIRD PERIOD 570 DUNNOTTAR CASTLE place can still be traced. It is also said to have been used as a smithy, and that cannon balls were cast in it. The building near the upper end of the access to the castle (to the left, Fig. 482) is called the Priest's House. It has a circular turret con- taining the staircase, a hall and private apartment on the ground floor, and there must have been several apartments on the upper floor. The style of the corbelling, etc., indicates that it belongs to the latter half of the sixteenth century. Adjoining it on the east is a large open space called the Burying - ground. It is possible that the original parish church may have been situated here ; the mounds over the graves are said to have been visible some years ago. FIG. 486. Dunnottar Castle. Plan of Upper Floor of Quadrangle. Besides the extended accommodation above described, it was found, as time progressed and more luxurious modes of living were introduced, that the keep was too small, and enlarged accommodation for visitors during receptions and other entertainments had to be provided. This led to the erection of the range of buildings (to the left, Fig. 485) forming the west side of the great quadrangle at the north-east corner
