tumbley-down

Updated: January 10, 2026

And when in Brittany, who does not go to tumbley-down Dinan to see its ancient gates and walls, its palaces of Queen Anne, its lurching crowd of houses? It is thither that Harold, made of threads of ancient wool, sped and gave battle after the manner of his time.

Mrs. Helen Churchill Hungerford Candee - The Tapestry Book