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
Chapel, 35 feet long internally. North side, long lanciform window and
round-headed door; heads of one stone; east end of south side long,
narrow round-headed window; west end, window with drip-stone; east end
blank. Basin of octagonal font.[115]
10. INCHKENNETH, NEAR ULVA.
Remains of church; seems to be of early first pointed date; simple
oblong, 40 feet 8 inches long by 19 feet 8 inches wide, with small
ruined sacristy on south-east. Flat buttresses at corner of east end,
which contains two long lancet windows enormously splayed inside. Side
walls have each one similar window, and broken doorway in north wall.
Circular piscina.[116]
11. ST. MOLUAC, RAASAY.
First pointed. Internally 46 feet in length. In west end two short
narrow lancets, semi-arched inside, one in middle of wall, the other
aloft in gable. In east end one similar. In south wall two windows and
flat-headed doorway, and inside a large semi-recess in wall.[117]
12. KILLEAN, KINTYRE.
Perhaps Mother-Church. Details more elaborate than usual, vaulted, and
sacristy or chantry chapel at north-east. A south-west doorway, and
another near east end of south wall, and apparently an unusually
distinguished chancel. Narrow round-headed lights on both sides. East
end a very long couplet, formerly separated by a buttress; tooth
ornament round exterior openings; moulded label, string and cornice, and
corner nook shaft.[118]
13. KILBRIDE, KNAPDALE.
Large, not much ruined.[119]
14. EORRAPIDH, LEWIS.
Teampull Moluach. Simple oblong; internally 44 feet long by 17 feet 9
inches wide, with north-east sacristy and south-east chapel, both roofed
with lean-to. (Fig. 66.) Doorway at south-west, semi-arched;
[Illustration: FIG. 66.--Teampull Eorrapidh, Lewis. Plan.]
east window round head, rear arch pointed; west window smaller, round
head with round rear arch. At top of east and of side walls two small
square windows close together, and to west one large and round-headed of
one stone. Windows in side buildings mere slits, flat in head.[120]
15. OLRIG, CAITHNESS.
Walls of old church apparently first pointed.[121]
16. KILCHIEVEN OR KILCOIVEN, KINTYRE.
Simple oblong, a good deal demolished; 51 feet 8 inches long by 17 feet
8 inches wide internally. North-west pointed doorway; remains of
two-light window in south wall, and hole in south wall for piscina.
(Fig. 67.)
[Illustration: FIG. 67.--Kilchieven Church. Plan.]
[Illustration: Egilsay, Interior of Choir.]
CHURCHES IN ORKNEY AND SHETLAND.
DRAWN AND DESCRIBED BY SIR HENRY DRYDEN, BART.
About forty years ago the ancient churches of Orkney and Shetland were
minutely examined by Sir Henry Dryden, who then made measured plans and
drawings of the buildings, showing their condition at that time.
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