Notice of Runic Inscriptions Discovered during Recent Excavations in the Orkneys

Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) MAES-HOWE _Printed by R. & R. Clark, Edinburgh._ [Illustration: PLATE I. GENERAL VIEW OF MAESHOWE.] NOTICE OF RUNIC INSCRIPTIONS DISCOVERED DURING RECENT EXCAVATIONS IN THE ORKNEYS MADE BY JAMES FARRER, M.P. PRINTED FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION 1862 CONTENTS. PAGE PREFACE ix DESCRIPTION OF MAES-HOWE 11 THE EXCAVATION OF MAES-HOWE 13 BARROWS AT BOOKAN 16 LARGE BARROW CONTAINING GRAVES 17 MOUNDS AT STENNES 18 BARROW AT TENSTONE 19 APPENDIX 21 ORIGIN OF MAES-HOWE, AND DATE OF INSCRIPTIONS 21 READINGS OF INSCRIPTIONS 25 LIST OF PLATES. I. General View of…

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