The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1035.—Loch Inch. SUNDIALS 461 SUNDIALS Mount Melville, Fifeshire.—This very remarkable dial of the facet-headed type (Fig. 1636) contains certain features peculiar to the obelisks. Fio. 1636.—Mount Melville. SUNDIALS 462 — SUNDIALS and lecterns, and to those of Cockburnspath and Oldhamstocks. Thus, itsshaft contains dials as in the obelisks, but differently arranged, being onan octagonal shaft instead of the universal square shaft of the latter, andthe dials of a certain shape are arranged
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1035.—Loch Inch. SUNDIALS 461 SUNDIALS Mount Melville, Fifeshire.—This very remarkable dial of the facet-headed type (Fig. 1636) contains certain features peculiar to the obelisks. Fio. 1636.—Mount Melville. SUNDIALS 462 — SUNDIALS and lecterns, and to those of Cockburnspath and Oldhamstocks. Thus, itsshaft contains dials as in the obelisks, but differently arranged, being onan octagonal shaft instead of the universal square shaft of the latter, andthe dials of a certain shape are arranged on a sequence all round, whileon the obelisks there is no such sequence. There are (1) a series of plaindials; (2) oblong-shaped sunk dials, all upright except one, which isplaced obliquely; (3) heart-shapes, variously turned; and (4), on thecaixlinal faces only, cup-hollows. At the base of the shaft there areupright panels with rose and thistle carvings alternately, except on oneface, where two twisted serpents with indefinite carving beneath occupythe space. Above the shaft a collar contains a series of five cylinder-shaped hollows, and behind these four slanting, oblong sunk dials. Abovethe collar, and resting on a base, there is a square block not unlike theGadder dial
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