The past in the present: what is civilisation? (1880)
Mitchell, Arthur, Sir, 1826-1909 · Edinburgh : D. Douglas · leaf 107
Fig. 50.—Section of the chambered round Cairn at Canister, Caithness,showing passage 20 feet long and chamber 10 feet high. From a plan by Mr.Anderson. (See Proc. of Soc. of Aniiq. of Scot., vol. vii. pp. 495-6.) Clava in Inverness-shire, which are represented in Fig. 52,furnish another example.… … Fig. 51.—Ground-plan of chambered round Cairn at Canister, Caithness,75 feet in diameter. that we shall soon have additional instances of the circularchambered cairn, as it is now known that cairns, when ex-amined, should not be thoughtlessly torn to pieces or levelled,on the supposition that they…
Archaeology · Civilization
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