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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… some small fees. The relics of antiquity comprise numerous tumuli, a vitrified fort on the summit of the Doune or Hill … disastrous battles, in commemoration of which are numerous tumuli in different parts of the parish, raised over the … parochial library. The parish formerly contained numerous tumuli, in which were found human bones of large size; and …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… within the borough of Knighton. There are two small tumuli. Cwm-Hr CWM-HR, in the county of Radnor, South …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… appropriated to the support of a school. There are various tumuli, thought to be British, and a high mount called …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Westmorland
… 63 ft. in diameter and 5 ft. high. e(49). Mounds (called Tumuli on O.S.), on the E. bank of Ravens Gill opposite (18), … ( C. and W. Trans., O.S. VI, 179.) e(52). Cairns (called Tumuli on O.S.) on Gaythorn Plain, 2 m. S.E. of the church, …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of 27,721. On a hill towards Addington is a cluster of 25 tumuli, one of which is 40 feet in diameter; they appear to …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… Shanwilly point, on the north of the island, are several tumuli, some of which were opened a few years before his …
A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… was once the place for dispensing justice; and various tumuli have been discovered, in some of which were human … with 120 volumes. The chief relics of antiquity are two tumuli, in one of which, situated at Dalpatrick, some workmen … with the date 1694. The remains of castles and various tumuli, prove that it was once the scene of military …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… is supposed to have been situated, are overspread with tumuli; and there, according to tradition, was the site of a …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… built by Robert de Brus; and on the moors are a number of tumuli. Danby-Wiske DANBY-WISKE, a parish, in the union of … attracted much attention. There are vestiges of various tumuli, or barrows; also some remains of the monastery of St. …