Rude stone monuments in all countries : their age and uses (1872)
Fergusson, James, 1808-1886 · London, J. Murray · leaf 272
ht. On each of three sides of the chamber is a sepulchral loculus,entered by a small opening 3 feet from the ground. Thelargest of these, that on the right as you enter, is 7 feet by 4 feet6 inches, and the central one 5 feet 6 inches by 4 feet 6 inches.Each of these was closed by a single stone… … 88. View of Chamber in Maes-Howe. From a drawing by Mr. Farrer. 248 SCOTLAND. Chap. VI. the chamber. Beyond this it is lined by two slabs 18 feet long,reaching nearly to a recess, which seems arranged as if to receivethe real door which closed the sepulchre, probably a large stone.Beyond this the…
Megalithic monuments
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