The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . 1657.—Troquhain. Fig. 1658.—Oxenford. in the old churchyard adjoining the castle; it is a square horizontaldial, and has also a marble dial-plate, which, in addition to the figures,has the name james anderson cut on it. The third dial, of an extremelysimple design, is the one shown by Fig. 1658. On each face of thesquare pedestal there is cut a bear—evidently the crest of the Macgillsof Cousland, from which place this dial was brought. There are threedials on the block above. The dimension
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . 1657.—Troquhain. Fig. 1658.—Oxenford. in the old churchyard adjoining the castle; it is a square horizontaldial, and has also a marble dial-plate, which, in addition to the figures,has the name james anderson cut on it. The third dial, of an extremelysimple design, is the one shown by Fig. 1658. On each face of thesquare pedestal there is cut a bear—evidently the crest of the Macgillsof Cousland, from which place this dial was brought. There are threedials on the block above. The dimensions of the dial are—height of base(which is modern), 131 inches; the pedestal, 17| inches high by 15|inches wide; dial, 9 inches high by 8| inches wide; total height, 3 feet10 inches. SUNDIALS — 480 — SUNDIALS Barnton, Midlothian.—1:^15 dial (Fig. 1659) stands on the west sideof Barnton House, anciently known as Cramond Regis. It contains. Fig. 1659.—Baniton. the arms of Lord Balmerinoch (Fig. 16G0), from which we may inferthat it is not in its original position, as the Barnton possessed by the SUNDIALS — 481 SUNDIALS
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