The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . nal positions, and, unlikethe two dials at Newbattle (to be describedfurther on), they are in no way designed tobalance or harmonise with each other, notbeing visible from any point at the same shafts are set diagonally on a mouldedbase. The obelisk (Fig. 1574) of one of thesedials terminates with a wrought-iron vane ofdelicate design and workmanship, en-closing the entwined and coronetedmonogram of the Earl of Glasgow andhis wife, the whole being surmountedwith a Scotch thistle. This i
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . nal positions, and, unlikethe two dials at Newbattle (to be describedfurther on), they are in no way designed tobalance or harmonise with each other, notbeing visible from any point at the same shafts are set diagonally on a mouldedbase. The obelisk (Fig. 1574) of one of thesedials terminates with a wrought-iron vane ofdelicate design and workmanship, en-closing the entwined and coronetedmonogram of the Earl of Glasgow andhis wife, the whole being surmountedwith a Scotch thistle. This is abeautiful piece of wrought-iron work ;it was loose and other-wise worn by time, butthe Earl of Glasgow hasjust had it carefully re-stored. The dimensionsof the dial are—heightof shaft, 3 feet 8 inches ;height of capital, 1 foot8 inches ; height offinial, 2 feet 5J indies ; height of moulded base, 9 inches ; total, 8 feet 6-^ inches. The mouldedbase is 2 feet 1| inches square, and the breadth of the shaft is 9|^ inches. The other dial (Fig, 1575) is generally of the normal type, but certain. 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-
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