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Archaeological essays (1872)

Simpson, James Young, Sir, 1811-1870, Stuart, John, 1813-1877 · Edinburgh, Edmonston and Douglas · leaf 141

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hiswindow.1 In these leading architectural features (with an excep-tion to which I shall immediately advert), the Inchcolm cell ororatory corresponds to the ancient cells or oratories existing inIreland, and presents the same ancient style of masonry—the samesplaying internally of the window which… … Fig. 10. St. Senans Oratory on Bishops Island. In the Inchcolm oratory there is one exception, as I have juststated, to the general type and features of the ancient Irish oratory.I allude to the position of the door, which is placed in the southside of the Inchcolm cell, instead of being placed, as…

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