The Castellated style never appears completely at home except in wild and romantic scenery, or in situations where the neighboring mountains, or wild passes, are sufficiently near to give that character to the landscape. In such localities the Gothic castle affects us agreeably, because we know that baronial castles were generally built in similar spots, and because the battlements, towers, and other bold features, combine well with the rugged and spirited character of the surrounding objects. To place such a building in this country on a smooth surface in the midst of fertile plains, would immediately be felt to be bad taste by every one, as from the style not having been before our eyes from childhood, as it is in Europe, we immediately refer to its original purposes,-those of security and defence.
