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 486
ved scrolls, is about 4 feet 9 inches high. Thetotal height of the dial from ground to top of coronet is thus 21 feet3 inches. Behind the lions, in the centre of the structure, there is anoctagonal pillar 12 inches thick. The width of the lower step at the groundlevel is 10 feet 10 inches, and the… … Fig. 1645.—Glamis Castle. SUNDIALS — 472 SUNDIALS Portohello Tower, Midlothian.—There is a large collection of carvedstones from various old buildings gathered together at this place, andamongst them is this sundial (Fig. 1646). It stands in front of thetower, and the steps are concealed with a…
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