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Archaeological essays (1872)

Simpson, James Young, Sir, 1811-1870, Stuart, John, 1813-1877 · Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas · leaf 174

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me Pictish king; though situate by ariver side, remote enough from any church. It is an area of aboutseven yards diameter, raised a little above the rest of the ground, andencompassed with large stones ; all which stones are laid length-wise, excepting one larger than ordinary, which is pitched on… … Fie. 15. name was Gctus, of which name I find three Pictish kings ; for thenames pronounced by the Britons with G, were written in Latinwith V, as we find by Gwyrtheyrn, Gwyrthcfyr, and Gwythelyn,VOL. i. U 146 ON THE CAT-STANE, KIRKLISTON. which were written in Latin Vortigernus, Vortimerus, and…

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