Opis: Tales and Traditions of Ayrshire and Galloway (Classic Reprint) - Glass Andrew

Excerpt from Tales and Traditions of Ayrshire and Galloway

Ayrshire is so rich in legendary lore that the great difficulty of a writer is to make a suitable selection from the rich field of antiquity. Every stream has still standing, on its banks, the ruins of feudal fortresses, and the classic Lugar is no exception to the rule. Long interior to the development of the mineral wealth of the country, when Cronbery was the haunt of the peesweep and plover, and the Lugar sang its moorland song to some lonely bondsman tending his chieftain's herds, there stood two castles on its banks, in sullen graneur, which time and the ruthless hand of man have destroyed.

The Castle of Auchinleck, long since in ruins, stood on a projecting rock of red sand-stone, formed by the junction of the Hill-end burn with the classic Lugar. A portion of it still remains, and is surrounded on the Lugar and opposite side by deep precipices. The other two sides are accessible by steep ascents, the old zig-zag approaches upon which are still traceable. The bridle-road, as it was called, from the Castle of Ochiltree, wound in a similar fashion over the hill which intervenes. On the opposite side of the stream, but a very little higher, stood the Castle of Ochiltree - equally strong and impregnable. Not a vestige of its, however, now remains. But of this more anon.

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Szczegóły: Tales and Traditions of Ayrshire and Galloway (Classic Reprint) - Glass Andrew

Nazwa: Tales and Traditions of Ayrshire and Galloway (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Glass Andrew
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330244630
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 164
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

Recenzje: Tales and Traditions of Ayrshire and Galloway (Classic Reprint) - Glass Andrew