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A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
… annual value of the parish is 11,690. Ashiesteel, the seat of Major General Sir James Russell, K. C. B., is … is Blackhouse, seated in a lonely glen, and anciently the seat of the Black Douglases; and in the immediate vicinity … lower portions of the massive walls of Dryhope Castle, the seat of the Scott family, are entire. To the west of the …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Huntingdonshire
… are carried down below the sill to form a stepped seat. The chancel-arch is of c. 1300 and is two-centred and … head. Along each side wall is a solid bench with a seat formed out of projecting chamfered bricks set on edge. …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… through. Near the road stands Llwynybrain, a beautiful seat, situated within view of the Towy, and sheltered by … improveable domain. In the Upper division stands the old seat of Glnllch Isv. The entire district abounds with mineral …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… a place of importance, and in the ninth century was the seat of commerce and of literature, as far as they then … with the contending parties, and though not actually a seat of war, several battles took place in the neighbourhood. … manufactures are those of woollen goods and cutlery: the seat of the former is the district including the towns of …