PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND.1900 |
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Page 43
... described the Roman Camps , ' because the subject is so large as to require separate treatment . " The map ( Plate I. ) shows the general elevation of the land by the contour lines of 500 and 1000 feet above the sea , and the principal ...
... described the Roman Camps , ' because the subject is so large as to require separate treatment . " The map ( Plate I. ) shows the general elevation of the land by the contour lines of 500 and 1000 feet above the sea , and the principal ...
Page 70
... described by Mr Hutcheson as being an almost complete circle , 119 ft . in diameter inside the wall , which is from 14 to 15 ft . thick . It is almost entirely destroyed , but the outside and inside faces can be clearly seen to have ...
... described by Mr Hutcheson as being an almost complete circle , 119 ft . in diameter inside the wall , which is from 14 to 15 ft . thick . It is almost entirely destroyed , but the outside and inside faces can be clearly seen to have ...
Page 83
... described an outer wall , 500 paces in circum- ference , near the bottom of the hill on the E. , slanting gradually up the southern slope till half - way between the summit and the brink of the precipice on that side , and continuing to ...
... described an outer wall , 500 paces in circum- ference , near the bottom of the hill on the E. , slanting gradually up the southern slope till half - way between the summit and the brink of the precipice on that side , and continuing to ...
Page 89
... described by the Rev. Thomas Brown as of most perfect workmanship , in the form of a serpent , the eyes and scales on the back carved regularly and very minutely . It was kept by Mr Nairne , but in a year was lost . ( 3 ) And , on the ...
... described by the Rev. Thomas Brown as of most perfect workmanship , in the form of a serpent , the eyes and scales on the back carved regularly and very minutely . It was kept by Mr Nairne , but in a year was lost . ( 3 ) And , on the ...
Page 89
... described an outer wall , 500 paces in circum- ference , near the bottom of the hill on the E. , slanting gradually up the southern slope till half - way between the summit and the brink of the precipice on that side , and continuing to ...
... described an outer wall , 500 paces in circum- ference , near the bottom of the hill on the E. , slanting gradually up the southern slope till half - way between the summit and the brink of the precipice on that side , and continuing to ...
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