The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . e from the street; it is doubtless of the sameage as the Heriots Hospital examples. The dial from Fisherroiv, Midlothian () is somewhat similar, but plainer; whilethe one from the garden of Bonally, Midlothian(Fig. 1509), instead of having the cherubs headas a supporter, has it as an ornament on thetop of the dial stone. That from Bonally is awell-executed work, and contains the unknowninitials, —, and the date 1743. Itis now, with other carved stones, lying in thegarden, but was
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . e from the street; it is doubtless of the sameage as the Heriots Hospital examples. The dial from Fisherroiv, Midlothian () is somewhat similar, but plainer; whilethe one from the garden of Bonally, Midlothian(Fig. 1509), instead of having the cherubs headas a supporter, has it as an ornament on thetop of the dial stone. That from Bonally is awell-executed work, and contains the unknowninitials, —, and the date 1743. Itis now, with other carved stones, lying in thegarden, but was probably meant to be set up ona house. An example of the same kind fromTorryhurn, Fifeshire (Fig. 1510), is recessed ina square niche. Jedburgh, Roxburghshire.—This is a peculiardial (Fig. 1511); it is wedge-shaped in the lower part so as to form adouble dial like those of Heriots Hospital, and above this there are two * This master mason was engaged as architect and contractor at Dumfries TownHall (see p. 127), and also executed some of the work at Kinross House, as pointedout further Fig. 1510. —Torryhurn. SUNDIALS 380 ~ SUNDIALS cup-shaped dials on a surface parallel witli the wall of the house on whichit stands. The dial is in rather a dilapidated condition ; it is undated, but has the remains of a riband inhigh relief bearing the words fumit CUNCTUS NOVANTHUS. Canonmilh, Edinlnirgh. — A dialhere is projected on a rough corbel fromthe south wall of one of the old , near Melrose.—There are^\ /f i- I liWf ^^^^^^^t iiuJ^erous dials in this village, a fact l^i n M \{ \ \ J 11; / , t \;ys which is accounted for from the cir-cumstance of Newstead having beenthe home of many first-class woi-kingmasons, who had the taste to set updials on their own houses. Fig. supported on a vigorously-carvedbracket; it is dated 1683, and has theinitials and , standing forthe surname of Mein. Figs. 1513 and1514 are dated 1751 and 1754 respec-tive
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