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Side 10
The base of the " hill " was enclosed with a stone circle executed with remarkable industry , and frequently in districts where , at the present day , blocks of stone are not to be found . Sometimes the enclosure was oval ...
The base of the " hill " was enclosed with a stone circle executed with remarkable industry , and frequently in districts where , at the present day , blocks of stone are not to be found . Sometimes the enclosure was oval ...
Side 11
Frequently on the summit or side of a mound , is found an urn with burnt bones , whilst the bottom of the hill contains the real burial - place , namely , a giant's chamber with its unburnt corpses and stone utensils .
Frequently on the summit or side of a mound , is found an urn with burnt bones , whilst the bottom of the hill contains the real burial - place , namely , a giant's chamber with its unburnt corpses and stone utensils .
Side 17
At a very early period the word kent ( pr . kant ) was changed into pen by the Cambro - Celts ; but was applied by them to hills , and never to promontories . Pembroke was previously Kentbroke ; and in the transformation of such names ...
At a very early period the word kent ( pr . kant ) was changed into pen by the Cambro - Celts ; but was applied by them to hills , and never to promontories . Pembroke was previously Kentbroke ; and in the transformation of such names ...
Side 18
Scott thus describes the cairns which , he says , crown the summits of most of the Scottish hills : " Six flat stones are commonly found in the centre , forming a cavity in which an urn is often placed . The author is possessed of one ...
Scott thus describes the cairns which , he says , crown the summits of most of the Scottish hills : " Six flat stones are commonly found in the centre , forming a cavity in which an urn is often placed . The author is possessed of one ...
Side 19
Many names and corruptions might be adduced , corresponding in etymology and phonetic structure with Iberian ; as the Mendip hills , the Grampian hills , which are probably derivations from the Basque mendia , a hill , gara , a height .
Many names and corruptions might be adduced , corresponding in etymology and phonetic structure with Iberian ; as the Mendip hills , the Grampian hills , which are probably derivations from the Basque mendia , a hill , gara , a height .
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| Titel | Cumberland & Westmorland, Ancient and Modern: The People, Dialect, Superstitions and Customs |
| Forfatter | Jeremiah Sullivan |
| Udgiver | Whittaker and Company, 1857 |
| Oprindeligt fra | Det bayerske statsbibliotek |
| Digitaliseret | 8. sep 2009 |
| Længde | 171 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |