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Identifier: antiquitiesofen01gros (find matches)
Title: The antiquities of England and Wales
Year: 1785 (1780s)
Authors: Grose, Francis, 1731?-1791
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Publisher: London : S. Hooper
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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near Bodmin Kernejack Caftle in the Parifh of St. Juft Kimick. Caftle near Bodmin Launcefton Caftle Leftonnel Caftle near Leftwithiel Leftwithiel PaUce St. Mawes Caftle, Falmouth-Harbour St. Michaels Mount St. Neots Church near Lefkard Pellin Caftle near Leftwithiel Ptndennis Caftle, Falmouth-Harbour Pengerfick Cattle near Helfton Pentilley Caftle near Saltafh The Rocking-ftone near St. Levan Roundago near Penfance The Sifters Uruidical Monuments near WadebridgeStone Deities in the Village of Men PerheenTintagal Caftle near BofineyTrematon Caftle near SaltafhT/ereen Caftle near St. LevanWadt bridge near Padftow There are Saxon or Danifh encampments at Trereen, near the Barton of Hall,and in the Parifh of Sancred ; and on St Marys ifland, one of the ifl.es of Scilly,are feveral antiquities, particularly a Druidical temple, confifting of immenleHones placed upon one another, called the Giants Caftle, the Giants Cavt j andfeveral tumulis. There are lome antiquities on the other iilands.
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CORNWALL. *37 time) where the ditch is very wide and deep, and was formerlyfilled with water, brought by pipes from an adjoining hill; onthe higher fide alfo leading to the principal gate, there are tracesof building to be found. The keep is a very magnificent one;the outer wall or rampart is an exact circle, a hundred and tenfeet diameter within, and ten feet wide at the top, includingthe thicknefs of the parapet, which is two feet fix. From theprefent floor of the ground-rooms to the top of the rampart istwenty-feven feet fix, and the top of the parapet is feven feethigher, garretted quite round. There are three ftair-cafes lead-ing to the top of the rampart, one on each fide of the gateway,afcending from the court within, and one betwixt the inner andoutermoft gate. The rooms are nineteen feet wide, the windowsmoftly in the innermoft wall, but there are fome very large open-ings (in the outmoft wall, or rampart) now walled up, fhapedlike Gothick church windows, (harp arched, which

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