The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Pig. 1574.—Kelburn. SUNDIALS — 411 SUNDIALS deviations therefrom seem to show that it has been altered. The shafthas only four spaces, and there has been mending done on it, and probablya space has been lost; and attention may be di-a\vn to the unusual circum-. FiG. 1575.—Kelburn. stance that the spaces on each face are not all of one size, in this respectresembling the dial at Tongue. The curved finial on the top and theball termination are no doubt the result of a repair, like the altered fini
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Pig. 1574.—Kelburn. SUNDIALS — 411 SUNDIALS deviations therefrom seem to show that it has been altered. The shafthas only four spaces, and there has been mending done on it, and probablya space has been lost; and attention may be di-a\vn to the unusual circum-. FiG. 1575.—Kelburn. stance that the spaces on each face are not all of one size, in this respectresembling the dial at Tongue. The curved finial on the top and theball termination are no doubt the result of a repair, like the altered finial SUNDIALS 412 SUNDIALS at Craigiehall (Fig. 1577). The dial stands anglewise on a pedestal whichresembles somewhat that of the Meggatland dial; on both there will beobserved similar figures of the sun and moon. Many of our dials stand on a stone pavement slightly raised abovethe grass, often of a circular or octagonal form, and this feature certainlyadds to their dignity and consequence. This dial at Kelburn is superiorto most others in this respect, as it stands in a built stone basin suppliedwith running water. The height of this dial and pedestal is about10 feet. On Fig. 1574 there is the date 1707, with the initials ^^- and j%These stand for David Boyle of Kelburn, who was created Lord Boylein 1699, and Earl of Glasgow in 1703, and his first w
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