Simpson, James Young, Sir, 1811-1870, Stuart, John, 1813-1877 · Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas · leaf 114
or ambries of this kind are common in the most ancientIrish oratories.—P.] IN THE ISLAND OF INCHCOLM. 85 this entrance which deserves special notice. The top of the doorway,as seen both from within and from without the building, is arched,but in two very different ways. When examined from within,… … Fig. 5. Horizontal arch of the door, as seen from within the cell. then a large, flat, horizontal stone closing the apex. (See woodcut,Fig. 5.) On the contrary, when examined from without, the top ofthe doorway is formed by stones laid in the usual form of theradiating arch, and roughly broken off,…
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