. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. n its summit, called Ward Hill, the heather fire was kept ablaze ;and the ruins of the guard-house can still be seen, where centuries ago thelonely watchman spent many a weary night, ready to kindle his signal-fire atthe approach of a hostile sail Upon each mountain s rugged heightGleamed luridly the watch-fires light,Isle signalled unto isle. To this day the islanders point out the spot where, in 1588, EL Gran Grifon, 1 Art Rambles in Shetland. By J. T. Reid. 44 THE DICKS OF ORKNEY one of the mighty
. The grange of St. Giles, the Bass : and the other baronial homes of the Dick-Lauder family. n its summit, called Ward Hill, the heather fire was kept ablaze ;and the ruins of the guard-house can still be seen, where centuries ago thelonely watchman spent many a weary night, ready to kindle his signal-fire atthe approach of a hostile sail Upon each mountain s rugged heightGleamed luridly the watch-fires light,Isle signalled unto isle. To this day the islanders point out the spot where, in 1588, EL Gran Grifon, 1 Art Rambles in Shetland. By J. T. Reid. 44 THE DICKS OF ORKNEY one of the mighty ships of the great Spanish Armada, became a total wreck,with the loss of nearly a hundred lives. If those among the Spaniards whowere rescued with the Duke de Medina found but meagre fare upon this almostbarren island, they would also find still more meagre welcome when they beganto devour not only the scanty supply of sheep and fowls, but also the veryponies of the poor islanders, some of whom, we are told, under cover of nighthid their beasts in the rocky caves known only to
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