The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3MacGibbon, David
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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3
MacGibbon, David
Church architecture -- Scotland
The castle was much enlarged by Robert, fourth Lord Sempill, ambassador
to the Court of Spain in 1596; but some of the existing remains have the
appearance of being still more modern. The old mansion was dismantled
towards the end of last century, and the materials used in the erection
of farm-buildings and dykes. “What remains are chiefly the outer walls
to the left (north) of the courtyard and some more ancient-looking
remnants at the back (east), attached to which are remains of what may
have been the chapel of the saint.”[260] This may be the case, as some
of the walls are old and have been altered; but the vaulted chamber to
the east has the appearance of being much more modern.
On the whole, we fear that the chapel has entirely disappeared, and that
this account of Southannan should rather have appeared amongst the
castles than the churches of Scotland.
STENTON CHURCH, HADDINGTONSHIRE.
The village of Stenton is situated about three and a half miles
south-east from East Linton Railway Station. The church (Fig. 1594),
which, with the exception of the tower and the entrance doorway, is a
total ruin (Fig. 1595), extends for a length of about 65 feet, but as
the east end is
[Illustration: FIG. 1594.--Stenton Church. Plan.]
entirely gone, it is impossible to say how much longer it was. The width
of the building within the walls is about 18 feet. The doorway (Fig.
1596), which is on the south side near the west end, is arched with a
flat segment of a circle, with the mouldings of the jambs (Fig. 1597)
continued round the arch, and with a splayed impost separating the arch
and jambs. The arch is finished with a hood moulding. The small
flat-headed window seen alongside the doorway (see Fig. 1595) is an
insertion probably of the seventeenth century, and no other feature of
the church is now in existence, except indications of a north door (see
Plan).
The tower, however, stands complete and entire at the south-west corner
of the structure. It measures about 16 feet 6 inches by 15 feet
[Illustration: FIG. 1595.--Stenton Church. Tower, &c., from South-East.]
9 inches over the walls, and is two stories in height. It is entered by
a narrow flat lintelled door on the south side. The space inside is
about 10 feet by 7 feet, but it has been narrowed by masonry at the
ground level, as shown on the Plan, to a width of about 5 feet. The
tower communicated with the church by a doorway, now built up.
[Illustration: FIG. 1596.--Stenton Church. Doorway.]
The upper story, which has a timber floor, has been reached by a ladder.
It is lighted by a window on each face, round arched
[Illustration: FIG. 1597.--Stenton Church.
Moulding of Doorway.]
and widely splayed, and the arches are cut out of single stones. The
tower finishes with a saddle-backed roof and crow-stepped gables, the
whole being of the original construction.
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