The Baronial And Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland volume 3
The Baronial And Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland volume 3
Robert William Billings
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Sy's ChAFEL, 1 H. 2 THE PALACE AND CHAPEL OF HOLYROOD. inexperienced visitor that the North Tower is the really old portion of the building, the other having been built in imitation of it, for the sake of harmony. From this single tower the old representations of the Palace show us that in the reign of Queen Mary, and somewhat earUer, a lower building, apparently of no great extent, filled part of the space now occupied by the screen and great gateway, while there were probably some other build...ings in the rear, as the edifice is said to have possessed five courts. A winding stair in one of the round towers leads to the oldest interior portion of the Palace, commonly known as " Queen Mary's apartments. " Although the guides who professionally shew these rooms annually to an endless succession of visitors probably tell as many vain fables as the rest of their craft, it is impossible to follow them through the scene of so many strange incidents without a feeling of lively interest, even while it is necessary to preserve a wholesome scepticism regarding the fingers that have accomplished certain needle work, the people who have slept in particular beds, and especially the genuineness of some paintings.
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