PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND.1900 |
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Page 67
... Covered way , ascending from the plain . BX Earthen ( ? ) mound . E First plateau , with levelled space , D. F G First wall entirely thrown down , like all the rest , with entrance at F. H Advanced mound , at foot of rocky ridge on ...
... Covered way , ascending from the plain . BX Earthen ( ? ) mound . E First plateau , with levelled space , D. F G First wall entirely thrown down , like all the rest , with entrance at F. H Advanced mound , at foot of rocky ridge on ...
Page 67
... covered slope to the sky - line , and the great debris mass of its W. wall , the second wall of defence , is conspicuous running to the foot of a rock , above which is the third wall of defence , with a tree and bush on the sky - line ...
... covered slope to the sky - line , and the great debris mass of its W. wall , the second wall of defence , is conspicuous running to the foot of a rock , above which is the third wall of defence , with a tree and bush on the sky - line ...
Page 72
... covered with loose stones , probably the remains of a wall fallen from the top ; secondly , by a low rampart , at the foot of the scarp , falling on a terrace , which with a small trench forms an outer line of defence . The terrace has ...
... covered with loose stones , probably the remains of a wall fallen from the top ; secondly , by a low rampart , at the foot of the scarp , falling on a terrace , which with a small trench forms an outer line of defence . The terrace has ...
Page 82
... covered , and only rises a foot or two above the surface . A wall I believe , however , it has been , as on the W. side a row of large stones , extending about 100 ft . southward and closely set , can hardly be any- thing else than the ...
... covered , and only rises a foot or two above the surface . A wall I believe , however , it has been , as on the W. side a row of large stones , extending about 100 ft . southward and closely set , can hardly be any- thing else than the ...
Page 83
... covered by the operations to be described immediately . The inner wall , according to Dr Jamieson , surrounded the summit at a distance of several paces from the outer one , but varying according to the nature of the ground . He also ...
... covered by the operations to be described immediately . The inner wall , according to Dr Jamieson , surrounded the summit at a distance of several paces from the outer one , but varying according to the nature of the ground . He also ...
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