 | Scotland - 1845 - 1038 pages
...thickness. The entrance has been on the western side. The vestiges of a fosse or ditch are still visible at the foot of the hill. It must have been a place...porphyry. It is believed that the Scottish army were encamped in this fortification previous to the battle of Largs. The ruins of an ancient square fort... | |
 | James Paterson - History - 1847 - 490 pages
...thickness. The entrance has been on the western side. The vestiges of a fosse or ditch are still visible at the foot of the hill. It must have been a place of great strength, «nd commands a view of the surrounding country for many miles. The stones must have been brought from... | |
 | James Paterson - Ayrshire (Scotland) - 1866 - 318 pages
...thickness. The entrance has been on the western side. The vestiges of a fosse or ditch are still visible at the foot of the hill. It must have been a place...porphyry. It is believed that the Scottish army were encamped in this fortification previous to the battle of Largs. The ruins of an ancient square fort... | |
 | Frank S. De Hass - Eretz Israel - 1882 - 600 pages
...richness and fertility. The Castle of Bozrah, with its deep fosse and massive square towers, is a citadel of great strength, and commands a view of the surrounding country for many miles. The outer walls are almost perfect, and within, besides the numerous courts, halls, and galleries of a... | |
 | Frank S. DeHass - Egypt - 1882 - 542 pages
...richness and fertility. The Castle of Bozrah, with its deep fosse and massive square towers, is a citadel of great strength, and commands a view of the surrounding country for many miles. The outer walls are almost perfect, and within, besides the numerous courts, halls, and galleries of a... | |
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... the materials of which it was composed have been removed to build fences, &c. The outer wall cannot now be easily traced, but, from what remains, it appears to have been from ten to twelve feet in thickness. The entrance has been on the western side.... 