Itinerarium Septentrionale: Or, A Journey Thro' Most of the Counties of Scotland, and Those in the North of England. In Two Parts ... Illustrated with Sixty-six Copper Platesauthor and sold, 1726 - 188 pages |
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Page 16
... Several Inscriptions have been found here , but most of them broke to Pieces ; fome are intirely built up within the Walls of the Cottages . I faw one Stone with Roman Letters upon it , but fo defaced , that it was unintelligible . A ...
... Several Inscriptions have been found here , but most of them broke to Pieces ; fome are intirely built up within the Walls of the Cottages . I faw one Stone with Roman Letters upon it , but fo defaced , that it was unintelligible . A ...
Page 20
... several Miles the Ground in the Middle of the Valley is an unpaffable Morafs , and impracticable to go over it , even in the Summer Time , from one Side of the Valley to the other : Hence it is , that Nature has , in a manner , made ...
... several Miles the Ground in the Middle of the Valley is an unpaffable Morafs , and impracticable to go over it , even in the Summer Time , from one Side of the Valley to the other : Hence it is , that Nature has , in a manner , made ...
Page 21
... several Divisions within the Area of Walls of rough Stone , the Circumference of this measured very near 500 Foot . After this , going ftill Eastward , at a Place called the Rough - Hill , I found another Fort , where were the Veftiges ...
... several Divisions within the Area of Walls of rough Stone , the Circumference of this measured very near 500 Foot . After this , going ftill Eastward , at a Place called the Rough - Hill , I found another Fort , where were the Veftiges ...
Page 31
... several Examples of other Parts in the Country , the Names of which are plainly fo turned from the old Language to the common Way of Speaking ; particularly , between Murray and Rofs , there is a Place called Arthur's Seir , which in ...
... several Examples of other Parts in the Country , the Names of which are plainly fo turned from the old Language to the common Way of Speaking ; particularly , between Murray and Rofs , there is a Place called Arthur's Seir , which in ...
Page 67
... several flight Battles enfùed ; but ( 6 ) Bede fays , there were many great and bloody Engagements betwixt his Army and the Caledonians . Thefe are the chief Things that Herodian mentions , about this Northerly Expedition of Severus ...
... several flight Battles enfùed ; but ( 6 ) Bede fays , there were many great and bloody Engagements betwixt his Army and the Caledonians . Thefe are the chief Things that Herodian mentions , about this Northerly Expedition of Severus ...
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