The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland (1909)
Billings, R. W. (Robert William), 1813-1874, Wiston-Glyn, A. W · Edinburg ; T.N. Foulis · leaf 67
Tower we recommend strongly to the notice ofthe architect. It is the unbroken form ofthe external line of the octagonal stair-case from base to summit, and the frequent repetition of its loop windows sur-mounting each other. This continuation of perpendicular line gives an air ofloftiness to the… … Dunfermline is situated in the county of Fife, between fiveand six miles north-west of the ancient passage across theFirth of Forth, called the Queens Ferry. From a distance itappears to be scattered over the brow of a gentle eminence,which advantageously displays its towers and spires, and…
Architecture · Church architecture
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