The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . fHE 6M^ Fio. ] 570.—Tongue. the old dials are now decipherable. Its total height is 7|^ feet, the pillarand main dial-stone being 5 feet, with an obelisk of the same stone, butof much newer appearance (it is newer, having been restored early inthis century), standing on the top of it. It is covered with dials fromtop to bottom, except on the north side of the pillar, which bears theremains of an earls coronet, with escutcheon underneath, now blank ;below that a heart cut in stone, then the date
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . fHE 6M^ Fio. ] 570.—Tongue. the old dials are now decipherable. Its total height is 7|^ feet, the pillarand main dial-stone being 5 feet, with an obelisk of the same stone, butof much newer appearance (it is newer, having been restored early inthis century), standing on the top of it. It is covered with dials fromtop to bottom, except on the north side of the pillar, which bears theremains of an earls coronet, with escutcheon underneath, now blank ;below that a heart cut in stone, then the date 1714, with a double letter* See Sutherland Papers, Pococks Tour, p. 21, Notes by Mr. Daniel William Kemp. SUNDIALS — 416 SUNDIALS. SOLITH FACE Fig. 1580.—Mount Stuart. SUNDIALS 417 — SUNDIALS R below, and further down a cross or star. The view of this dial ismade from a pen sketch kindly lent by Mr. W. Fowler, architect. Mount Stuart, Bute.—The drawings of this dial (Fig. 1580), whichwere kindly lent us by Mr. G. Washington Browne, architect, are sominute as to render description scarcely necessary. The dial rests ona pavement of stones taken from the shore. The shaft and the taperingpart of the dial each measure 3 feet 10 inches, the capital is 1 foot10 inches, and including the pedestal the whole height is 11 feet 4 capital of this dial differs from those of the normal type in thisrespect, that the four triangular pieces connecting the octagon with thesquare are left in on the upper reclining surfaces, and are only cut outin the usual manner on the under or proclining surfaces. Special Varikties of Obelisk Dials. The obelisk-shaped dials still to be described have each certain varia-tions from
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