The ecclesiastical architecture of Ireland, anterior to the Anglo-Norman invasion; comprising an essay on the origin and uses of the round towers of Ireland, which obtained the gold medal and prize of the Royal Irish Academy (1845)
Petrie, George, 1789-1866 · Dublin : Hodges and Smith · leaf 260
and is without ornamentof any kind; but the inner compoundarchway is equally ornamented withthe outer one. Like the outer arch-way, this compartment consists of twoparts, or concentric arches, the floorsof which, like those of the outer arch-way, rise over each other by stepsnine inches in height.… … OF THE ROUND TOWERS OF IRELAND. ■2:M arch. Its width is two feet six inches at tlie capitals, and two Ieetnine inches at the bases. The inner arch, or sub-arch, measures onefoot six inches in width at its capitals, and one foot nine inches atits bases, and four feet four inches, in height, from the…
Church architecture · Round towers
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