The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1557.—Elgin. SUNDIALS 399 — SUNDIALS Peebles.—The Peebles cross is an octagonal shaft about 12 feethigh, and is dated 1699 (Fig. 1556). It has an iron vane on thetop, Avith the open figures 1662. The shaft rose from the top ofan octagonal building about 10 feet high and 12 feet across, inwhich Dr. Chambers, in his History of Peeblessliire, says there wasan inside stair which led up to the platform. But in the paperabove referred to Mr. Drummond asserts that there was no stair lead-ing to th
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. 1557.—Elgin. SUNDIALS 399 — SUNDIALS Peebles.—The Peebles cross is an octagonal shaft about 12 feethigh, and is dated 1699 (Fig. 1556). It has an iron vane on thetop, Avith the open figures 1662. The shaft rose from the top ofan octagonal building about 10 feet high and 12 feet across, inwhich Dr. Chambers, in his History of Peeblessliire, says there wasan inside stair which led up to the platform. But in the paperabove referred to Mr. Drummond asserts that there was no stair lead-ing to the platform. This cross was taken down so as not to obstructthe traffic (?) on the street of Peebles, and is now in the ChambersMuseum. Elgin.—This sundial (Fig. 1557) surmounts what is known as the Little Cross. There is a dial on each of the four faces, and thenorth face bears the date 1733. The shaft and steps are supposed tobe much older, and to have been erected at the expense of Alexander,third son of the Lord of the Isles, about 1402; but this date appears tobe extremely doubtful.
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