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cfthe east side of the quadrangle. There are lev
races lower down the hill, which seem to have been
out-works.
Vitrified forts always appear to have been placed
on high-pointed and detached hills. The time of
their construction is unknown, but they seem to
have been >the most ancient military defences of
the country, and to have been erected before men
were acquainted with the art of building, or tools
for quarrying stone. That these vitrified rocks on
the Law of Dundee, did not proceed from fires
lighted for signals, appears from the extent of them
round the hill ; the regularity of their construction,
the vitrification being, superficial, and on both sides
of the rock, and must have been produced by a
very strong and modified heat. Much less are they
of volcanic origin, as there are no traces of lava,
or any eruption of the kind in the country. The
high cultivation of the country all round the Law,
and nearly to its top, has removed all these ap-
pearances of its ancient fortifications.
At the foot of the Law, towards Dundee, stands
the ancient and once venerable castle of Dudhope,
formerly the property of the Scryniseour's, the con-
stables of Dundee, and at last Earl of the same.
The name of this family is said to have been Car-
ron, and was changed to Scrymseour, by Alexan-
der I. for the bravery of Alexander Carron, against
the rebels in Mearns and Morayshires ; at the same
time creating the family hereditary standard-bear-
ers of Scotland; to Alexander Scrymseour, the
care of the town of Dundee was committed by
Wallace, when he had retaken it from the English :
cfthe east side of the quadrangle. There are lev
races lower down the hill, which seem to have been
out-works.
Vitrified forts always appear to have been placed
on high-pointed and detached hills. The time of
their construction is unknown, but they seem to
have been >the most ancient military defences of
the country, and to have been erected before men
were acquainted with the art of building, or tools
for quarrying stone. That these vitrified rocks on
the Law of Dundee, did not proceed from fires
lighted for signals, appears from the extent of them
round the hill ; the regularity of their construction,
the vitrification being, superficial, and on both sides
of the rock, and must have been produced by a
very strong and modified heat. Much less are they
of volcanic origin, as there are no traces of lava,
or any eruption of the kind in the country. The
high cultivation of the country all round the Law,
and nearly to its top, has removed all these ap-
pearances of its ancient fortifications.
At the foot of the Law, towards Dundee, stands
the ancient and once venerable castle of Dudhope,
formerly the property of the Scryniseour's, the con-
stables of Dundee, and at last Earl of the same.
The name of this family is said to have been Car-
ron, and was changed to Scrymseour, by Alexan-
der I. for the bravery of Alexander Carron, against
the rebels in Mearns and Morayshires ; at the same
time creating the family hereditary standard-bear-
ers of Scotland; to Alexander Scrymseour, the
care of the town of Dundee was committed by
Wallace, when he had retaken it from the English :
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Scottish Post Office Directories > Towns > Dundee > Dundee delineated; or, A history and description of that town, its institutions, manufactures and commerce > (133) |
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Description | Directories of individual Scottish towns and their suburbs. |
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Description | Around 700 Scottish directories published annually by the Post Office or private publishers between 1773 and 1911. Most of Scotland covered, with a focus on Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee and Aberdeen. Most volumes include a general directory (A-Z by surname), street directory (A-Z by street) and trade directory (A-Z by trade). |
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