Sentence:  [The hill] commanded a wide stretch of links or downs, met by the blue girdle of the Frith, having for its fringe, all along the coast, clusters of ancient villages—fishing or trading—with red-tiled or blue-slated houses, and round-<WSD>belfried</WSD> or sharp-pointed steeples of parish kirks. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  ("in combination") Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.