The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the Extinction of the Last Jacobite Insurrection, Volume 1Blackwood, 1873 - 448 páginas |
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... wall in the last year of the same century , and found that " within two furlongs of Carvoron , on a pretty high hill , the wall is still standing , fifteen feet in height and nine in breadth . " If we suppose it to have been from ...
... wall in the last year of the same century , and found that " within two furlongs of Carvoron , on a pretty high hill , the wall is still standing , fifteen feet in height and nine in breadth . " If we suppose it to have been from ...
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... wall give a distinct record of those who made it , and we shall find that of the northern wall there is a record of that kind in a very distinct shape . But use has been made even of this want of testimony . The practice of making such ...
... wall give a distinct record of those who made it , and we shall find that of the northern wall there is a record of that kind in a very distinct shape . But use has been made even of this want of testimony . The practice of making such ...
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... wall near Home- steads , where the remains are peculiarly ample and dis- tinct : " The vallum also is boldly developed , and runs for several miles in the valley below , at a considerable distance from the wall , completely commanded by ...
... wall near Home- steads , where the remains are peculiarly ample and dis- tinct : " The vallum also is boldly developed , and runs for several miles in the valley below , at a considerable distance from the wall , completely commanded by ...
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The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the ..., Volume 1 John Hill Burton Visualização integral - 1873 |
The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the ..., Volume 1 John Hill Burton Visualização integral - 1874 |
The History of Scotland: From Agricola's Invasion to the ..., Volume 1 John Hill Burton Visualização integral - 1874 |
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