The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. ] 607.—Ladylands House. SUNDIALS — 435 SUNDIALS Skibo Castle, Sutherland.—The careful drawings of this dial (Fig. 1608)were made by the Rev, Donald Grant, Dornoch. Although differinggreatly in its details from the other dials of the type, it retains in a. Fig. 1608.—SUibo Castle. very marked degi-ee the general lectern appearance. As at Lamancha, theeight-horned figure on the top is absent, and a plain-faced dial is substi-tuted. The cylinder hollow (which is 1|- inches deep) is retained, w
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fio. ] 607.—Ladylands House. SUNDIALS — 435 SUNDIALS Skibo Castle, Sutherland.—The careful drawings of this dial (Fig. 1608)were made by the Rev, Donald Grant, Dornoch. Although differinggreatly in its details from the other dials of the type, it retains in a. Fig. 1608.—SUibo Castle. very marked degi-ee the general lectern appearance. As at Lamancha, theeight-horned figure on the top is absent, and a plain-faced dial is substi-tuted. The cylinder hollow (which is 1|- inches deep) is retained, with the SUNDIALS 436 — SUNDIALS peculiarity of having its ends closed. The north and south sides haveeach a large plain-faced dial. All the other figures (triangular, oblong,and circular) are sunk. The large circle on the east side (marked E ondrawing) is sunk 2| inches, and it has a gnomon stretched across the cupas at Cadder. The triangular hollows are all 1 inch deep on the westside; the oblong semicircle is 1|^ inches deep. The shaft is circular, andrests on a square base, measuring together about .1 foot 8 inches high,the total height being about 3 feet 2|- inches. Mr. Grant says that, sofar as is known, this dial stands in its original position. Zoological Gardens, Edinburgh.—A very fine dial of this type,of which an illustration is given
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