Simpson, James Young, Sir, 1811-1870, Stuart, John, 1813-1877 · Edinburgh : Edmonston and Douglas · leaf 114
s of this kiud are common in tlie most ancientIrisli oratories.—P.] IN THE ISLAND OF INCIICOLM. 85 this entrance wliicli deserves special notice. The top of tlie doorway,as seen both from within and from witlioiit the building, is arched,but in two very different ways. Wlien 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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