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
[Illustration: FIG. 61.--St. Mary’s, Lybster. View of Doorway in West
End.]
2. CHURCH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, SOUTH BRAGAIR, LEWIS.
Not much wasted; consisting of chancel and nave; respectively 12 feet 8
inches and 19 feet 10 inches long inside, with flat-headed windows--one
east and one south in chancel, and one in west end of nave. Chancel arch
and south-west doorway broken; former seems to have been pointed.[105]
3. ST. MICHAEL’S, BORVE, BARRA.
Consists of nave and chancel; respectively 23 feet and 7 feet 10 inches
in length inside. Only ground plan left.[106]
(This and St. John’s, Bragair, the only churches in Lewis with chancel
and nave constructively separated.)
(_D_) CHURCHES WITH POINTED OR LATE FEATURES.
1. ST. CATAN’S, GIGHA, OFF KINTYRE.
Old church, oblong, 33 feet long and 15 feet 2 inches in width. One long
lanciform window in east end (Fig. 62); stone font.[107]
[Illustration: FIG. 62.--St. Catan’s, Gigha. East End.]
In Islay numerous traces of chapels are found, of which the following
are the best preserved; some have lancet windows, and the others, with
square or round heads, do not appear to be very old.
2. KILDALTON, ISLAY.
Church, 60 feet long. East end contains two long lanciform windows,
recessed semi-circularly within--one in west gable and one in each side
wall. In south wall a canopied piscina and effigy of mailed figure.[108]
3. KILNAUGHTON, ISLAY.
Church, internally 38 feet long; west end blank. Small narrow window in
east gable.[109]
4. KILNEAVE, ISLAY.
Church, 30 feet long, and not very old. Two windows, short and wide--one
in east elevation and one in south wall. Arches semi-circular, of thin
stones.[110] (Fig. 63.)
[Illustration: FIG. 63.--Kilneave, Islay.]
5. KILCHIERAN, ISLAY.
East end and fragment of south wall of chapel. No window, but two
recesses in east wall inside, with ambry and projecting piscina.[111]
6. ST. NINIAN’S, SANDA.
An island off the east coast of the Mull of Cantyre. The church is an
oblong, 32 feet 9 inches. (Fig. 64.) Walls pretty entire. Doorway
[Illustration: FIG. 64.--St. Ninian’s, Sanda. Plan.]
plain, chamfered, and flat-headed, at north-west. Windows small and
flat-headed. (Fig. 65.) Small circular piscina. Lying inside, bowl of
font.[112]
[Illustration: FIG. 65.--St. Ninian’s, Sanda. South-East Window.]
7. ST. COLUMBA’S ISLE, LEWIS.
At the mouth of Loch Erisort is St. Columba’s Chapel, externally 35 feet
6 inches in length and 18 feet 7 inches in width. East elevation nearly
entire; contains flat-headed window, 4 feet by 6 inches, and in west
gable smaller one same shape. South side contains a narrow lanciform
window, and broken doorway on left. North side nearly gone.[113]
8. PENNYGOWAN, MULL.
Chapel, 39 feet 9 inches long internally. Three narrow single-light
windows, with heads slightly curved; doorway similar. East end
blank.[114]
9. LAGGAN, MULL.
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