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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...and the two together form the largest island of the Hebridean group. Harris is rather barren and mountainous; the highest peak, called the "Deer Forest," is 2229 feet in height. Roneval mountain is 1506 feet in height, and near its base, and close to the water's edge lies the village of Rodil, in a land-locked bay. There is a house here formerly inhabited by Macleod of Harris, and above it on the rising ground stands the ancient church of St. Clement's, which is the chief object of antiquarian interest in this region. This edifice was burnt down in 1784, and was a ruin when visited by Sir Walter Scott; it was restored about 1870, and has been well described by Mr. Alexander Ross, P.s.a. (Scot.)--who restored it--in the Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland G (vol. 19 for 1885, p. 118), from which, hy permission, the following extracts are made, and illustrations reproduced: --"The church lies due east and west, and is cruciform in plan, measuring 61 feet in length by 15 feet in breadth, with transepts measuring 9 feet by 17 feet 6 inches, and 10 feet by 15 feet. There is a square tower at the west end, of the full width of the church, and about 45 feet high, capped with a slated roof. The church is founded on a very uneven surface, the tower being on a rock many feet above the level of the nave, but accessible from it by a stair in the wall now closed up. The modem building is generally of very common material and workmanship, but the more ancient structure seems to hare been of better material and more refined construction. Judging by its present appearance, I am inclined to conclude that the original View of St. Clement's Church, Rodil, Harris. building had become so far ruinous that only the lower portions of the walls of th...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130304626
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 50
  • Spine Width: 3 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1130304620
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 109 gr


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