The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . ife, Lilias Colquhoun,are entwined (see Fig. 1633), withthe date 1698. Lilias Colquhounfirst married Sir John Stirling ofKeir, and in their marriage contractSir John settled on her in liferenthis manor-place of Cadder. Sir Johndied in 1684, and shortly afterwards —Ihis widow married the Hon. CharlesMaitland, third son of the third Earlof Lauderdale. She died in 1726, andwas buried at Cadder. At the distance ofsphinx-like figures guard the approach. Ji^^, -«. Fio. Cadder. a few yards from
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . ife, Lilias Colquhoun,are entwined (see Fig. 1633), withthe date 1698. Lilias Colquhounfirst married Sir John Stirling ofKeir, and in their marriage contractSir John settled on her in liferenthis manor-place of Cadder. Sir Johndied in 1684, and shortly afterwards —Ihis widow married the Hon. CharlesMaitland, third son of the third Earlof Lauderdale. She died in 1726, andwas buried at Cadder. At the distance ofsphinx-like figures guard the approach. Ji^^, -«. Fio. Cadder. a few yards from the dial two SUNDIALS 460 — SUNDIALS Loch Inch, Wigtonshire.—Only the shaft and steps here are old. Theyindicate a dial of considerable elegance and importance. In 1889 LordStair added the capital and upper part in a suitable style, as shown byFio. 1635. The lower step measures about 10 feet in diameter, and the shaftabout 10 inches, and the whole height from the ground is about 10 dial may be regarded as forming part of the appurtenances of CastleKennedy (see Vol. iv. p. 368).. Fio. 1035.—Loch Inch. SUNDIALS 461 SUNDIALS Mount Melville, Fifeshire.—This very remarkable dial of the facet-headed type (Fig. 1636) contains certain features peculiar to the obelisks
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