The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Pig. 1700.—Bredisliolm. horticulture, the management of an orchard proved an unsuccessful under-taking. He devoted a considerable portion of his time to dial-making,and in one instance, for a very simple dial, he is known to have received£2. During his residence here, which lasted for a few years, he erected* This is probably the skilful mason referred to by Hugh Miller in My Schoolsand Schoolmaster. SUNDIALS 509 — SUNDIALS the above dial in his orchard. Removing to Shettlestone, he again builta
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Pig. 1700.—Bredisliolm. horticulture, the management of an orchard proved an unsuccessful under-taking. He devoted a considerable portion of his time to dial-making,and in one instance, for a very simple dial, he is known to have received£2. During his residence here, which lasted for a few years, he erected* This is probably the skilful mason referred to by Hugh Miller in My Schoolsand Schoolmaster. SUNDIALS 509 — SUNDIALS the above dial in his orchard. Removing to Shettlestone, he again builta house for himself, and embarked in the speculation of building a tene-ment adjoining Camlachie Parish Church, but evidently with little profitto himself. For many years he wrought most of the tombstones andsculpture work required in the locality, and was often seen, Mr. MMillan. Bredisholm. says, by the people of Old Monkland passing their doors on his way tothe churchyard—a modern Old Mortality. Whatever his occupationfor the time may have been, he appears always to have had a dial onhand. He died about 1870. When Fraser executed this dial, the art as it was understood in olden SUNDIALS 510 SUNDIALS times may be said to have been extinct, only the commonest horizontaldials being occasionally set up. All the traditions which guided the menwho erected the obelisks, the lecterns, or facet-headed dials werelost, so that we are not surprised to find that this dial is based onaltogether different lines. It may be described as a massive horizontaldial supporting an octagonal column from which there jut out two tiersof radiating wings. These wings are carved and sliced into innumerablefigures and shapes, which will be partly understood by referring to thedrawing (Fig. 1707), in which is also seen a space for a are dials on each corner of the flat
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