The Statistical Account of EdinburghshireWilliam Blackwood, 1845 - 795 pagina's |
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Pagina 18
... Collection of Heads Etched and En- graved after the Carved Work which for- merly decorated the Roof of the King's Room in Stirling Castle . Imperial 4to , price £ 2 , 12s . 6d . 18 Works Published by Wm . Blackwood & Sons ,
... Collection of Heads Etched and En- graved after the Carved Work which for- merly decorated the Roof of the King's Room in Stirling Castle . Imperial 4to , price £ 2 , 12s . 6d . 18 Works Published by Wm . Blackwood & Sons ,
Pagina 20
... Castle of Craigmillar is one of the most striking historical objects in this parish . The name is Gaelic , Craig - moil - ard , and signifies a rock , bare and high , running out into a plain . It is im- possible to say how old this Castle ...
... Castle of Craigmillar is one of the most striking historical objects in this parish . The name is Gaelic , Craig - moil - ard , and signifies a rock , bare and high , running out into a plain . It is im- possible to say how old this Castle ...
Pagina 20
... Castle as Queen Mary's bedroom , only 7 feet long by 5 broad , but it pro- bably was not devoted to that purpose . At the foot of Craigmil- lar hill there is a small village , called Little France , which was no doubt the place where ...
... Castle as Queen Mary's bedroom , only 7 feet long by 5 broad , but it pro- bably was not devoted to that purpose . At the foot of Craigmil- lar hill there is a small village , called Little France , which was no doubt the place where ...
Pagina 36
... Castle , on the Esk , upwards of two miles above Penicuik , is a ruin of conside- rable extent , and has evidently been a place of importance . It would seem to have been built in the year 1580. Logan House is another remnant of feudal ...
... Castle , on the Esk , upwards of two miles above Penicuik , is a ruin of conside- rable extent , and has evidently been a place of importance . It would seem to have been built in the year 1580. Logan House is another remnant of feudal ...
Pagina 58
... castles . " Adverting to the antiquity of the castle , Sir Walter , in his Descriptive Illustrations of the Provincial Antiquities of Scotland , writes , " the size also and style of the building of the tower on the north - western ...
... castles . " Adverting to the antiquity of the castle , Sir Walter , in his Descriptive Illustrations of the Provincial Antiquities of Scotland , writes , " the size also and style of the building of the tower on the north - western ...
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