The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 1/3MacGibbon, David
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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 1/3
MacGibbon, David
Church architecture -- Scotland
A long narrow building of two compartments, divided by a thick wall,
containing arched passage. Eastern compartment internally 62 feet in
length by 17 feet in width; western one 23 feet by 16 feet 3 inches.
Different parts erected at different times from character of masonry. In
eastern or larger compartment, windows are mere flat-headed slits, flush
outside, widely splayed inside; east one 4 feet 4 inches by 7½ inches;
south one 3 feet 8 inches and only 3 inches wide. In western division
masonry less primitive looking; resembles Norman. Windows--one in west
end, one in north side, and one, together with door, in south side; all
round-headed, flush outside, and widely splayed inside.[101]
4. ST. COLUMBA, KIELS, KINTYRE.
Long narrow building, with small round-headed windows and doorway in
side walls only.
Length outside 75 feet 3 inches; width only 18 feet 10 inches; unbonded
juncture 29 feet from east end, shows that chancel has been extended to
west; masonry of usual rude description; stones of added part are
squared and like Norman work. Plain round-headed doorway on south-west,
and two or three small round-headed single windows.[102]
5. KILCHOUSLAN, NEAR CAMPBELTOWN, KINTYRE.
Chapel, rather more than 58 feet in length, nearly entire; all apertures
[Illustration: FIG. 56.--Kilchouslan. Plan.]
square-headed. North wall blank; seems to have been lengthened by about
20 feet; fissure at junction similar to that at Kiels.[103]
[We give Plan and View (Figs. 56, 57) of this church, originally 36 feet
7 inches long by 17 feet wide internally. The and windows are
square-headed and built with freestone, now much decayed; the remainder
of the
[Illustration: FIG. 57.--Kilchouslan. View from South-West.]
walls is built with whinstone. The added chancel is marked by the
freestone corners of the east end of the original church, which still
exist. The chancel measures 19 feet in length by 17 feet in width. The
east wall is now demolished.]
6. KILCHENZIE, NEAR CAMPBELTOWN, KINTYRE.
[We also give Plan and View of this structure (Figs. 58, 59). A simple
oblong church, 40
[Illustration: FIG. 58.--Kilchenzie. Plan.]
feet 11 inches long by 17 feet 3 inches wide internally, with one
round-headed window, 6 inches wide, cut out of a single stone in south
wall. A chancel, 27 feet 4 inches long by 17 feet 3 inches wide, has
been added, of which the junction is quite apparent. One small pointed
window in east end of chancel.]
[Illustration: FIG. 59.--Kilchenzie. View from South-East.]
IV. CHURCHES BUILT WITH CHANCEL AND NAVE.
1. ST. MARY’S, LYBSTER, CAITHNESS.
A rudely constructed building (Fig. 60) consisting of chancel and nave.
Flat-headed doorway, 3 feet 5 inches high, with inclining jambs, in
west end (Fig. 61), and possibly another door in south wall. No
[Illustration: FIG. 60.--St. Mary’s, Lybster. Plan.]
windows except, perhaps, one high up in east gable. Chancel entrance
same as west doorway.[104]
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