“A Douglas in his hall.”—SCOTT.

This fine baronial mansion, one of the seats of his Grace the Duke of Hamilton, is situated about three miles south of Lancaster, and therefore occupies a site which is associated with many memorable transactions in British history-ranging from the time when our rude forefathers “did battle” for their hearths and homes against the invading Romans, through the stirring days of the celebrated John o’ Gaunt, the bloody wars of the “Roses,” the troubles of the Commonwealth, and the misguided rebellion of the “Young Pretender.”