10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCARCEMENT»
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scarcement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Excavations at Crosskirk Broch, Caithness
Few examples of brochs can in fact provide statistical information of scarcement
height above the original floor level, and this is particularly true of Caithness.
Almost the only site from the Old Red Sandstone lowlands where measurement
is ...
Horace Fairhurst, David John Breeze,
1984
2
Prize-essays and Transactions of the Highland and ...
For the larger cattle I uni_v formly put a paling of three rails on the scarcement,
and one of two rails upon the top of the mound. For sheep it is necessary to use
still more precaution. I It is a very good practice to make a face wall at the back of
...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland,
1835
3
Transactions of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
Thef ditch, 6 feet wide and 3 feet deep, with a scarcement of: 15 inches; the
paling a single rail; the hedge laid either• with thorns or beech, or both mixed,
according to taste> The cost of this fence is 2s. 8d. per rood of 18£ feet. Second,
A turf ...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland,
1831
4
Transactions: Of the Highland and Agricultural Society of ...
First, a ditch with hedge, and paling where a hedge is wanted. The ditch, 6 feet
wide and 3 feet deep, with a scarcement of 15 inches; the paling a single rail ; the
hedge laid either with thorns or beech, or both mixed, according to taste. The cost
...
Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland,
1831
5
The Iron Age in Northern Britain: Celts and Romans, Natives ...
A key feature of brochs, depending upon their surviving height, is an interior
ledge, or scarcement, around the inner face of the inner wall. This may be
achieved by a single course ofstonework projecting up to 30 cm from the face of
the wall, ...
6
Transactions: With an Abstract of the Proceedings at General ...
The fences which are considered best, and are chiefly used, are of three kinds.
First, a ditch with hedge, and paling where a hedge is wanted. The ditch, 6 feet
wide and 3 feet deep, with a scarcement of 1 5 inches ; the paling a single rail ;
the ...
Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, Edinburgh,
1831
The extended scarcement should be taken to at least the same depth and
thickness as the existing footing and butt jointed against it. The local authority
may insist on the insertion of dowels to link the new to the old foundations. These
could ...
8
A Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ...: ...
Add; — that part which projects when a dike is suddenly contracted ; Galloway. "
For a dyke of sixty inches, there the stones are of a moderate size, twenty-eight
inches is a proper width at the grass, leaving a scarcement of two inches on each
...
9
General View of the Agriculture of the County of ...
There are other drains which might be mentioned ; such as those which are very
narrow at bottom, and have what is called a scarcement* on each side, with
inverted sods laid over the drain and resting on the scarcements for supporting
the ...
10
Elements of Practical Agriculture: Comprehending the ...
The advantage, however, of leaving the scarcement is, that it tends to prevent the
earth from falling down into the ditch, and leaving the roots of the plants exposed.
The proper time for performing the operation of planting, is from October to the ...
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCARCEMENT»
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scarcement is used in the context of the following news items.
Iron Age hillforts to 18th century graves: Archaeologists reveal …
A photographic panorama revealed stonework, scarcement, recesses, lintels and an entrance passage, among other features. “Brochs are truly unique to ... «Culture24, Jun 14»