 ... frightened with a dismal howling cry of a woman from above, and imagined the monster to be there : but quickly rousing up his courage, he drew his sword, and having reached the top, * This most romantic and interesting rock is crowned by a pingularly...  The Lusitanian [ed. by W.H.G. Kingston]. - Page 23edited by Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, George Skene Keith - Aberdeen (Scotland) - 1811 - 740 pages
...From the conical shape of that mountain, and its being elevated more than 1200 feet above hs base, it must have been a place of great strength before the invention of cannon ; fend from iw Commanding situation, it coutd still be defended against these fgrmWable eogifles... | |
 | James Paterson - History - 1847 - 490 pages
...thoroughly cemented. The site, however, and a portion of the foundation, arc still plainly distinguishable. It must have been a place of great strength before the invention of gunpowder. It occupied tho inner angle of a deep chasm, called Glenaskin. Thoroughly protected on three... | |
 | John Allen Giles, Gildas - Great Britain - 1848 - 546 pages
...and interesting rock is crowned by a pingularly quaint structure, half monastic and half castellated. It must have been a place of great strength before the invention of powder, and contains some curious rooms, a dungeon and other remains of feudality. «.ri.5170 FIGUT... | |
 | John Allen Giles - Great Britain - 1848 - 552 pages
...and interesting rock is crowned by a angularly quaint structure, half monastic and half castellated. It must have been a place of great strength before the invention of powder, and contains som* curious rooms, a dungeon and other remains of feudality. found nothing but... | |
 | James Paterson - Ayrshire (Scotland) - 1863 - 548 pages
...thoroughly cemented. The site, however, and a portion of the foundation, are still plainly distinguishable. It must have been a place of great strength before the invention of gunpowder. It occupied the inner angle of a deep chasm, called Glenaskin. Thoroughly protected on three... | |
 | John Allen Giles - Great Britain - 1872 - 554 pages
...and interesting rock is crowned by a angular); quaint structure, half monastic and half castellated. It must have been a place of great strength before the invention of powder, and contains some curious rooms, a dungeon and other remains of feudality. ».D. 517.1 FIGHT... | |
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