Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Volume 3Society, 1862 - Archaeology Includes List of members. |
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... height , with the stones neatly dressed , and joining with one another , in some parts resembling the twistings of a screw . It gradually tapers from an external diameter of about 15 feet to 12 feet 4 inches , the walls being 3 feet 8 ...
... height , with the stones neatly dressed , and joining with one another , in some parts resembling the twistings of a screw . It gradually tapers from an external diameter of about 15 feet to 12 feet 4 inches , the walls being 3 feet 8 ...
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... height of about 30 feet . Although the latter is a story of mere hearsay , it may not be altogether unfounded ; still it can with much greater truth be affirmed that , in 1807 , when it was proposed to make the present unshapely ...
... height of about 30 feet . Although the latter is a story of mere hearsay , it may not be altogether unfounded ; still it can with much greater truth be affirmed that , in 1807 , when it was proposed to make the present unshapely ...
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... height is about 102 feet . Diameter at door - sill is 15 feet 2 inches , and at sill of upper windows of tower 12 feet 8 inches . The door - sill is 6 feet 8 inches from the ground . I also make the following slight corrections on the ...
... height is about 102 feet . Diameter at door - sill is 15 feet 2 inches , and at sill of upper windows of tower 12 feet 8 inches . The door - sill is 6 feet 8 inches from the ground . I also make the following slight corrections on the ...
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... height , it appeared to be an oval of 60 or 70 feet in its longest diameter . The islet ( which is in the south - west side of the lake ) seems to be natural , as the wall of stone , or stones and turf , follows its shape . The wall ...
... height , it appeared to be an oval of 60 or 70 feet in its longest diameter . The islet ( which is in the south - west side of the lake ) seems to be natural , as the wall of stone , or stones and turf , follows its shape . The wall ...
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... height , and the stones of which they consist are quite small , and not fitted to give much consistency to the pile . The remarkable thing is , that two of these cairns have been opened , and each was found to have been built or piled ...
... height , and the stones of which they consist are quite small , and not fitted to give much consistency to the pile . The remarkable thing is , that two of these cairns have been opened , and each was found to have been built or piled ...
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