Scottish Studies, Volumes 22-24School of Scottish Studies, University of Edinburgh, 1978 - Scotland |
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Page 24
... passage runs from the Castle - nobody knows exactly where , but supposed to lead to the Castle of Fedderate , according to tradition in that quarter - and that a piper sent along the passage never returned ; the sound of his pipes was ...
... passage runs from the Castle - nobody knows exactly where , but supposed to lead to the Castle of Fedderate , according to tradition in that quarter - and that a piper sent along the passage never returned ; the sound of his pipes was ...
Page 32
... passages or tunnels . One of these extends a very long way , the ceiling getting lower and lower as it does so , probably because of the accumulation on the floor of centuries of rubble . Tradition has it that the passage , the end of ...
... passages or tunnels . One of these extends a very long way , the ceiling getting lower and lower as it does so , probably because of the accumulation on the floor of centuries of rubble . Tradition has it that the passage , the end of ...
Page 33
... passage to Easby Abbey along the river side . A drummer boy , fully equipped , was sent along to explore and by his drumming was traced for about a quarter of a mile . There the music ceased and it was conjectured that the roof had ...
... passage to Easby Abbey along the river side . A drummer boy , fully equipped , was sent along to explore and by his drumming was traced for about a quarter of a mile . There the music ceased and it was conjectured that the roof had ...
Contents
ALAN BRUFORD Recitation or Recreation? Examples from South Uist | 27 |
NOTES AND COMMENTS | 69 |
Eilean nan Ròn | 83 |
Copyright | |
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