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The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century (1887)

MacGibbon, David, d. 1902, Ross, Thomas, 1839-1930 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 357

An illustration from The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century, 1887, leaf 357 — t the grund-wa-stane, To me lets in the fire ? and it explains the meaning of the twice-recurring line in the ballad, Why pu ye out the grund-wa-stane ? as referring to a known move-able stone with a specific name, the pulling out of which would giveaccess to the smoke from burning branches piled… … is:

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