The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1618.—Ellon Castle. SUNDIALS 447 — SUNDIALS Fifmedden House* Udny, Aberdeenshire (Sir William Seton).—Indescribing the Ellon dial above, the peculiarities of this fine sundial. Fig. 1619.—Pitmedden House. (Fig. 1619) are commented on. Its capital being placed on a slenderstock or neck, unlike those of the type in general, has a more thanusually striking appearance. Mr. Duthie believes the dial to have * We are indebted to Mr. Robert Diithie, Pitmedden House, for a photographand for particul
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Fig. 1618.—Ellon Castle. SUNDIALS 447 — SUNDIALS Fifmedden House* Udny, Aberdeenshire (Sir William Seton).—Indescribing the Ellon dial above, the peculiarities of this fine sundial. Fig. 1619.—Pitmedden House. (Fig. 1619) are commented on. Its capital being placed on a slenderstock or neck, unlike those of the type in general, has a more thanusually striking appearance. Mr. Duthie believes the dial to have * We are indebted to Mr. Robert Diithie, Pitmedden House, for a photographand for particulars of this dial. SUNDIALS — 448 — SUNDIALS been made about 1675, about which time the garden walls at DuthieHouse were erected. We agree in thinking that it is certainly as oldas this date. The dimensions are—width and height of the capital onthe square, 1 foot 11 inches; total height from ground, 8 feet 9 inches ;width of lower step, 4 feet 11 inches; width of pedestal, 12 are two other dials here on the corner of a garden house, butthey have nothing of special interest about them. Cammo, Cramond, Midlothian.—This dial (Fig. 1620) stands in thegardens adjoining the mansion-house. It has cup-hollows in the uprightfacets, and flat dials on all the ot
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