Ossian Collection > Journey to the western islands of Scotland

354 A JOURNEY TO THE
aquedud, which fupplied them, is ftill
in ufe.
There remains a broken building, which
is called the Bifhop's houfe, I know not
by what authority. It was once the reli-
dence of fome man above the common rank,
for it has two ftories and a chimney. We
were fhewn a chimney at the other end,
which was only a nich, without perfora-
tion, but fo much does antiquarian cre-
dulity, or patriotick vanity prevail, that it
was not much more fafe to truft the eye of
our inftrudor than the memory.
There is in the Ifland one houfe more,
and only one, that has a chimney : we en-
tered it, and found it neither wanting re-
pair nor inhabitants ; but to the farmers,
who now poflefs it, the chimney is of no
great value ; for their fire was made on the
floor, in the middle of the room, and not-
withftanding the dignity of their manfion,
they