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Druidical Temples

"The temples of the Druids, according to Pliny were erected in woods, or places of Oak-trees; and by the number of the Said temples Still remaining in Scotland, especially in the northern parts, they appear to have been erected on high grounds. All temples or Altars erected in groves on high places seem to have been of very great antiquity and of pagan institution."

"The pagan temples in Scotland are of three different Sorts; the first consists of one row of rough unpolished Stones, placed in the ground endways, about 4 feet asunder, in circular order; the second consists of two, and the third of three rows of Stones as aforesaid. The dimensions of these temples being various are from about 15 feet to about 60 feet in diameter; and the encirculing Stones from about 3 to about 10 feet in height above the ground. Now as these temples differ in magnificence, I am of opinion they belong to different orders of their priests, called flamins and Arch flamins, and probably not unlike our parish, episcopal and Archiepiscopal Churches. Be that as it will, two of the said temples are commonly together one encompassed with a ditch, the other not."
Maitland's Hist [History] of Scotland Page 154 Vol [Volume] 1

"These inclosures are sometimes formed of a single circle, and often of double, and treble, concentric circles of upright stones. In general, only one, or two of those inclosures are seen in one place; But in many districts of North Britain, there are found three, four, and even more, in the same vicinity; and sometimes these may be perceived Druid cairns which