Ancient CeylonAn account of the aborigines and of part of the early civilization in Sri Lanka. |
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Page 274
The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 feet from the Bo - tree .
The actual length is 3986 feet , and it is 33 feet further to a raised bank on the northern side of the trench ; so that if the southern gate was on that road , and at the line of this bank , it would be 4020 feet from the Bo - tree .
Page 359
The top of the bank was 8 feet wide , and the sides sloped at the rate of 21 feet horizontal to I foot vertical . This section is weaker than that of any other large pre - Christian bank that I have It is almost the only respect in ...
The top of the bank was 8 feet wide , and the sides sloped at the rate of 21 feet horizontal to I foot vertical . This section is weaker than that of any other large pre - Christian bank that I have It is almost the only respect in ...
Page 385
a There were three sluices , two at about the same level being in the deeper part of the bank , and one at a slightly higher level near the middle of the southern arm . The middle one ( Fig . 128 ) , of which only I have particulars ...
a There were three sluices , two at about the same level being in the deeper part of the bank , and one at a slightly higher level near the middle of the southern arm . The middle one ( Fig . 128 ) , of which only I have particulars ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ancient Ceylon Volume 41 of Ceylon historical journal monograph series |
| Author | Henry Parker |
| Edition | 4, reprint |
| Publisher | Asian Educational Services, 1981 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 29 Aug 2008 |
| ISBN | 8120602080, 9788120602083 |
| Length | 695 pages |
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