 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 614 pagine
...remarkable of all the Scettifh antiquities are the vitrified walls; which confift of ftones piled rudely on one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter...means of fire, which forms a kind of artificial rock, that refifts the viciffitudes of the weather, perhaps better than any other artificial cement that... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, G. E. Griffiths - 1780 - 612 pagine
...remarkable of all the Scottifh antiquities are the vitrified walJs ; which confift of ftones piled rudely on one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter...means of fire, which forms a kind of artificial rock, that refifts the viciflitudcs of the weather, perREV. April, 1780. T haps haps better than any other... | |
 | several hands - 1780 - 612 pagine
...remarkable of all the Scgttifh antiquities are the vitrified walls ; which confift of ftones piled rudely on one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter...means of fire, which forms a kind of artificial rock, that refills the viciffitudes of the weather, per. April, 1780. T haps haps better than any other artificial... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1780 - 614 pagine
...remarkable of all the Sc«ttifh antiquities are the vitrified walls; which confift of frones piled rudely on one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter that has been vitrified by means of fire, whicli forms a kind of artificial rock, that refifts the viciffitudes of the weather, perREV. April,... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 384 pagine
...them myself,., and have made the. following observations upon them ; These walls consist of stones piled rudely upon, one another, and firmly cemented...matter that has been vitrified by means of- fire, .whichforms a kind of artificial rock, (if you will admit this phrase,) that resists the vicifsitudes... | |
 | James Anderson - 1792 - 384 pagine
...them myself,., and have made the. following observations upon them ; These walls consist of stones piled rudely upon, one another, and firmly cemented...matter that has been vitrified by means of- fire, .whichforms a kind of artificial rock, (if you will admit this phrase,) that resists the vicifsitudes... | |
 | Samuel Parkes - 1823 - 780 pagine
...the Highlands of Scotland some very singular ancient walls are to be seen, which consist of " stones piled rudely upon one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter which has been vitrified by means of fire, and which forms a kind of artificial rock that resists the... | |
 | 1839 - 532 pagine
...Anderson, in the Archaologia, made further remarks upon them. He says, These walls consist of stones, piled rudely upon one another, and firmly cemented...means of fire, which forms a kind of artificial rock, that resists the vicissitudes of the weather better perhaps than any other artificial cement that has... | |
 | Madeline Anne Wallace- Dunlop - 1882 - 312 pagine
...Scotland.1 Their walls consist of stones piled rudely one on the other, and firmly cemented with a substance that has been vitrified by means of fire, which forms a kind of artificial rock that resists the action of weather and time perhaps better than any other artificial cement that has... | |
 | 1831 - 426 pagine
...which I have already alluded. He observed of the walls of Knockfarril, that " they consisted of stones piled rudely upon one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter that had been vitrified by means of fire, which formed a kind of artificial rock that resisted the vicissitudes... | |
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Scettifh antiquities are the vitrified walls; which confift of ftones piled rudely on one another, and firmly cemented together by a matter that has been vitrified by means of fire, which forms a kind of artificial rock, that refifts the viciffitudes... 