Orkneys--but the name is unknown in the Long Island--that I am
about to describe lies less than half a mile above the shepherd's
house; but so little curiosity had that individual that he was
entirely unacquainted with it; and I believe it would never have
been found by us but for a little terrier (in its etymological
sense, of course) of a daughter. The child was only acquainted with
the two here drawn [of which the other--viz., _Uamh Sgalabhad_, is
here reproduced as Plate I., frontispiece]; but there may be many
more waiting the researches of the zealous antiquary." (Captain
Thomas, _op. cit._, p. 165.)

[Illustration: PLATE XIII.

GROUND PLAN AND ENTRANCE OF UNDERGROUND GALLERY AT PAIBLE, TARANSAY,
HARRIS.

"The drawing is from a photograph of the entrance, which is 2 feet 10
inches high and 1-1/2 foot broad. The sea flows up to it at high
tides."]

PLATE XIII.--_Underground Gallery at Paible, Taransay, Harris._

(From Plate XXIX. of Vol. VII. of _Proceedings of the Society of
Antiquaries of Scotland_, First Series.)

Describing this earth-house, Captain Thomas says:--"The
drawing is from a photograph of the entrance, which is 2 feet 10 inches
high and 1-1/2 foot broad. The sea flows up to it at high tides. On
crawling in, there is seen the usual guard-cell (_b_), close beside the
entrance, but so small that we may be sure the sentinel, if there was
one, must have been a light weight; in fact, we are almost driven to the
conclusion that there were no Bantings in those days. This guard-cell is
but 2 feet 5 inches high, and 3 feet in width. The gallery then turns at
a right angle to the left hand. We excavated it for 22 feet.... When
digging, we came upon two broken stone dishes (corn-crushers?) now in
the Museum [Society of Antiquaries of Scotland]; and above the gallery
were most of the bones of a small ox, placed orderly together.... Bones
of the seal were common, and a few of the eagle." (_Op. cit._, p. 169.)

[Illustration: PLATE XIV.

MAES-HOW, ORKNEY.]

[Illustration: PLATE XV.

INTERIOR OF MAES-HOW, ORKNEY

(_Facing inner doorway of gallery_).

_Cell or Bed in Wall._]

[Illustration: PLATE XVI.

SECTIONAL VIEW AND GROUND PLAN OF MAES-HOW.]

PLATES XIV., XV., AND XVI.--_Maes-How, Orkney._

These plates represent the "Pict's house" referred to by Captain Thomas
(pp. 50-51, _ante_), with regard to which he says:--"Maes howe was for
three f