The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3MacGibbon, David
History
The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3
MacGibbon, David
Church architecture -- Scotland
of the present nave. Parts of the east and west gable walls still
remain. At a later period, probably about the middle of the fifteenth
century, the church was extended to the south, and was converted into a
building with a nave and a north aisle; and again at a still later
period, in 1485, the south wall was taken down and a south aisle
erected. The north and south aisles correspond in a general way with
each other (Fig. 1406), and although the pillars on the north side are
round and those on the south side are octagonal, both have very simple
caps and bases, all of late form.
The arches of the arcade on both sides are round with broad notched
splays. There are three clerestory windows on the north side, of a
square shape. They formerly had oak lintels on the inside, but these,
being decayed, were removed during the restoration, and the stone arches
shown in Fig. 1406 were put in. On the south side there are eight
clerestory windows, arched throughout.
The west tower is not in the centre, but occupies the space between the
centre of the nave and the line of the south arcade. It appears to be an
addition, but its lower plain vaulted story was probably erected before
the addition of 1485, while the upper portion is of later construction.
There is an entrance through the tower to the church, which, from the
relative positions of the two, is not in the centre. The opening of a
flat arched form is shown in Fig. 1406.
In 1242 Bishop de Bernham consecrated the Church of St. Vigean. It was
again consecrated, along with two altars and the cemetery, in 1485 after
the additions were built by Bishop George O’Brien, Bishop of Dromore, in
Ireland,[185] acting probably, as Dr. Duke says, for the Bishop of St.
Andrews.
MONASTERY OF RED OR TRINITY FRIARS, DUNBAR, HADDINGTONSHIRE.
This fragment (Fig. 1407) is all that remains of the monastery of the
Red Friars at Dunbar. The field in which it stands is still known as the
Friars’ Croft.
[Illustration: FIG. 1407.--Monastery of Red or Trinity Friars, Dunbar.
Plan.]
It is generally supposed[186] that this building was originally a belfry
of the monastery, and that it was, at a subsequent period, converted
into a pigeon house; but it is much more likely that, besides being the
belfry, it was also the pigeon house of the monastery from the first. It
appears to be still very much in its original state. The walls which
support the central portion (Fig. 1408), which rise from arches in the
interior (Fig. 1409) and give the structure its belfry-like aspect, are
evidently as old as any other part of the structure, and the supporting
arches with their corbels are not insertions.
[Illustration: FIG. 1408.--Monastery of Red or Trinity Friars, Dunbar.]
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