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 400
s a horizontal dial seen from the inside of the bastion by ascending a stair. It is shown by Fig. 1526. Auchterhouse Church, Forfarshire.—This very interesting Gothic church hastwo dials—one, perfectly plain, on thesouth-east corner of the chancel; theother, on the gable (Fig. 1527),… … 4. Terminal Dials, or Dials forming the Termination of a Gable,Buttress, Skew, or other portion of a Building. Dials are frequently used as strictly architectural features, altogetherirrespective of their use in noting the hours, and this is especially thecase with those which come under this head.…
Architecture · Architecture, Domestic · Castles
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