The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Pig. 1615.—Warriston House. otherwise the dial is perfect. On the top of the remaining step there isa square pedestal ornamented with Oriental-looking heads, above whichrises the moulded baluster for supporting the dial-stone, which rests on a SUNDIALS 444 SUNDIALS point. Round the centre the dial-head is six-sided, with flat dials on itsnumerous faces, except on one side, where there is a cup-hollow. Theheight of the dial and baluster is 5 feet 3 inches, and the pedestalmeasures about 1 foot 10
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . Pig. 1615.—Warriston House. otherwise the dial is perfect. On the top of the remaining step there isa square pedestal ornamented with Oriental-looking heads, above whichrises the moulded baluster for supporting the dial-stone, which rests on a SUNDIALS 444 SUNDIALS point. Round the centre the dial-head is six-sided, with flat dials on itsnumerous faces, except on one side, where there is a cup-hollow. Theheight of the dial and baluster is 5 feet 3 inches, and the pedestalmeasures about 1 foot 10 inches above the steps. Melville House, Fifeskire.—^We are indebted to the late Mr. RussellWalker, architect, for a pencil sketch of the Melville House dial (Fig. 1616).. Fio. 1(510.—Melville House. Its head resembles that of the last mentioned, and is full of hollowedfigures. It was erected about half a century later, and is dated 1697. SUNDIALS 445 — SUNDIALS
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