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The baronial and ecclesiastical antiquities of Scotland (1852)

Billings, R. W. (Robert William), 1813-1874 · Edinburgh W. Paterson · leaf 91

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iritedly carved heads between the arches, a representation is given at thecommencement of our description. Another cut (at the head of the following page) representsan arcade in the interior of the north aisle, in a style in some respects partaking of theNorman. The southern aisle is the only pai-t… … HISTORICAL SKETCH. The Abbey of the Holy Rood, or Holy Cross, had its origin in a miracle, of no verystriking or picturesque character when compared with the other incidents of the Calendar.David I. was hunting in the forest of Drumsheuch, now partly covered by the streets ofIidinburgh, when,…

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