Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Volume 20Society of Antiquaries of Scotland., 1886 Includes List of members. |
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Page 263 - They are of the smallest possible size ; the wheel which drives them is horizontal, and the cogs are turned diagonally to the water. The beam itself stands upright, and is inserted in a stone quern of the old-fashioned construction, which it turns round, and thus performs its duty. Had Robinson Crusoe ever been in Zetland, he would have had no difficulty in contriving a machine for grinding corn in his desert Island.
Page 15 - Revolt of Man. By WALTER BESANT, MA Eighth Edition. Crown 8vo, 3s. 6d. Readings in Rabelais. Crown 8vo, 7s. 6d. BEVERIDGE. Culross and Tulliallan ; or Perthshire on Forth. Its History and Antiquities. With Elucidations of Scottish Life and Character from the Burgh and Kirk-Session Records of that District. By DAVID BEVERIDGE.
Page 70 - ... price, nor by the fairest means, got a title to a bare insignificant rock in the sea, called the Bass, and to a public debt, both belonging to the lord of Wachton ; my lord Lauderdale, to gratify Sir Andrew, moves the king, under the pretence of this public debt, and that the Bass was a place of strength ; — like to a castle in the moon, and of great importance — the only nest of solan geese in these parts, to buy the rock from Sir Andrew, at the rate of four thousand pounds sterling, and...
Page 264 - A VOYAGE ROUND THE COASTS OF SCOTLAND AND THE ISLES. By James Wilson, FRSE, MWS, &c.. Author of the Treatise on Angling in "The Rod and the Gun.
Page 290 - ... in diameter, lies horizontal, consisting of a great many hollow ladles, against which the water, brought down in a trough, strikes forcibly, and gives motion to the upper stone, which, by a beam and iron, is joined to the centre of the water-wheel...
Page 286 - ... with on the island. There is scarcely a stream along the coast, on any part of the island, on which a mill is not to be seen. These mills are of very small size, and of a very simple construction. The water passes through their middle, where the wheel, — a solid piece of wood generally, eighteen inches in diameter, — stands perpendicularly. A bar of iron runs through the centre of this wheel. This bar of iron or axle rests on a piece of steel, which is fixed on a plank, the one end of which...
Page 164 - Tunduli, to call the warriors to arms, and the signal is repeatedfrom village to village. When engaged in war, their faces and bodies are painted ; but during peace they wear breeches down to their knees, and a shirt without sleeves. One of their prominent customs is to deify the heads of their prisoners. This fact has been known for some time, but only lately have any specimens been obtained. The first was brought to Europe by Professor Cassola in June, 1861, and was exhibited to a few persona in...
Page 324 - Ireland, being several hundred feet above the level of Carrickfergus Bay. Its water is supposed to be formed -by a large spring near its centre, as there is JHD ap-pearance of any near its margin.
Page 298 - Rouen 1?23, 8vo. viii. p. 221. — The Arabs have no wind-mills; these are used in the East only in places where no streams are to be found ; and in most parts the people make use of hand-mills. Those which I saw on Mount Lebanon and Mount Carmel had a great resemblance to those which are found in many parts of Italy. They are exceedingly simple, and cost very little. The mill-stone and the wheel are fastened to the same axis. The wheel, if it can be so called, consists of eight hollow boards, shaped...
Page 165 - It will be seen that Mr. Buckley's account confirms that given by M. Barriero.* A string is then run through the head, which is suspended in the hut, and solemnly abused by the owner, who is answered by the priest speaking for the head, after which the mouth is sewn up to prevent any chance...