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Archaeological essays (1872)

Simpson, James Young, Sir, 1811-1870, Stuart, John, 1813-1877 · Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas · leaf 117

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here is the butt of a round tower. I have seen many ofthem in various states of preservation, and I think all were about 4 feetboth iu breadth and height. They were, however, never arched, but roofedwith large flags, laid horizontally, and their upper surface level with the sur-rounding ground.—P.]… … Fig. 7. Eastern gable and north side of the buildiiig. The squared sill stone of the window is one of the largest in theeastern gable. Its flat lintel stone projects externally in an angledor sharpened form beyond the plane of the gable, like a rudeattempt at a moulding or architrave, but probably…

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