The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland (1909)
Billings, R. W. (Robert William), 1813-1874, Wiston-Glyn, A. W · Edinburg ; T.N. Foulis · leaf 78
ll squaretowers, ornamented by ;i double series oi richly moulded arcades, ol one of which, having a line of spiritedly carved heads between the arches, a representation is givenat the commencement of our description. Another cut (at the head of the followingpage) represents an arcade in the… … HISTORICAL SKETCH The Abbey of the Holy Rood, or Holy Cross, had its origin in a miracle,of no very striking or picturesque character when compared with the otherincidents of the Calendar. David I. was hunting in the forest of Drumsheuch,now partly covered by the streets of Edinburgh, when having…
Architecture · Church architecture
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