SCOTTISH ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS. MACLURC. MACDONALO & CO., QLASOOW MACLURE. MACDONALD &. CO,, GLASGOW Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2015 https://archive.org/details/scottisharchitecOOsmal LIST OF PLATES Aberdeen— Stamped Lead Work, &c., - - - - Antiquarium Museum — Sketches of Crozier Heads, &c., Balvaird Castle — Details of Bedroom Ceiling, BoRTHWicK Castle — Details of Chapel, BoRTHWicK Castle — Details of Sideboard and Water Drain in Burntisland — Sketches of Old Houses, Castle Stuart — Plaster Friezes, &c., - - Cawdor Castle — Latrines, . . - - - Coupar-Angus — Details from Abbey Church, &c., Crail — House Front, ------ Crail — View of Principal Street from the East, Crichton Castle — Details from Courtyard, Culross — Details from Church, . - - - - CuLROSS — Details from Town Hall, - - - Darnick Tower — Ambry Door, . - - - Darnick Tower — S.E. Prospect, - - - - Dates on Buildings, &c., - - - - - DuDDiNGSTONE Church — Details of Chancel Arch, Dunblane — Sketches, ------ Dunfermline— Details of South Door, Abbey Church, Dunfermline— Sketches from Abbey Buildings, Dunstaffnage Castle — Window Heads, &c., - Edinburgh — Details and Sketches, - - - - Edinburgh— Details of Doorways, - - - - Edinburgh — Details of Tiles, . - - - - Edinburgh — Examples of Shields, - - - - Edinburgh — Grate from Holyrood, &c., Edinburgh — Monument from St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh — Notes from St. Giles' Church, Edinburgh — Old Candlesticks, &c., - - - - Edinburgh — Sketches and Details, - - - - LIST OF PLATES. Plate Jz/DINBURGH — oKetcnes irom vvesi oow, . _ _ XL. Kdinburgh — View in Sandilands' Close, LIX. J_yL.(jlJN IJirillC V^IlUrCIl, ------ T \ ' T U\ 1. Klie — Doorway and Details, ----- XLH". rALLbiuL v.-ASTLb — ueLaiis ana oKeicnes, - - - XIII. Glassclune Castle — Details of Corner Turret, XXVI. Grave Slabs — Various Sources, _ _ _ - - XXVIII. HoLYROOD Abbey — Construction of Piers, _ - - LXI. Invergowrie — Details and Sketches from Church, XXII. Jacobean Chairs, Kxamples of . - - _ III. KiLBiRNiE, &c. — Kxamples of " Chippendale " Work, LXIV. X\.iLr51KlN It/, OCUJNE, OcC VjraVc OldUS, - - - - A. 1 \ . A X 1 A . Kirkliston — Details of North Door of Church, XXX. i_/E,iiii — wit-i jmuuoc iiuiu vv aici o Vw/iubc, - _ _ \' T T Linlithgow — Details and Sketches trom Palace, XVII. Linlithgow — Details from Church, . - - - XXV. Melrose — Monument from Churchyard, - - - - XXXVII. Metal Work — Details, ------ LVII. ivit-iAL vv UKK — r roni varicjub sourccb, - - - - XLII. Nairn — Inshock Castle, Squints, &c., - - - - xl\t. Old Engraving, Examples of, - - XXXVIII. Pittenweem, &c. — Window Heads, - - _ - XLVII. RossLYN Castle — Details of Door, _ - . _ LII. RossLYN Castle — Detail of Door and W^indow, LIII. RowALLAN Castle— Detail of Ambry, - _ _ _ LV. ocoTS Uecoration, Example ol, - - XXVII. South CJueensferry — Sketches irom Church and 1 own. XL Stenhouse House — Sketches and Details, XVIII. Stirling — Details of Fire-place, ----- x\t. Stirling — N.E. Prospect of Tower, ... - LXII, Towerdean Castle — Sketches of Windows, &c., XII. Tranent — Details, LI. Ui'iiALL Church — Doors and Details, - . _ - XXIV. TO PREFACE FIRST EDITION. OF the value of Sketches and measured Drawings of good examples of old work, there is now not the slightest doubt. Indeed, the success of such works in the past and one might say in the present, is a sure indication of their useful character. Individually, I have found them to be of great value, and this, with a natural love for the subject, has made me keen on making Notes and Sketches of every bit of old work which came in my way. Knowing the immense benefit these have been to myself, I have not the least apology for the accompanying work, which is a careful selection of the best of them, and which I trust will be found of equal use to all those who honour me by subscribing to " Leaves from my Sketch Books." I have studiously left out those subjects which have, to my knowledge, been before illustrated in other works of PRE FA CE. a similar character, so as to keep my. " Leaves" as fresh as possible. Examples are given of both Ecclesiastical and Domestic Art in stone, wood, and metal work, sketched and measured, and redrawn for the stone by myself, the mdividual description of which will be found accompanying each plate. JOHN VV. SMALL. Edinburgh, May, 1880. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE. " Scottish Akchitkctukal Details." — The first edition of this work, limited to 300 copies, under the title of " Leaves from my Sketch Books," was issued by the author from 56 George Street, Edinburgh, in 1880. This new edition is an exact repro- duction of the first, except that five plates of Town Crosses and two plates of French designs have been replaced by seven plates treating of Scottish subjects. TITLE PAGE. A N example of a small Oak Door is shown in the bottom corner, from the Museum at Montrose. The panel is enriched with a carved coat of arms, with the initials P. F. and date 1627. On the leaf, with the number of copies printed, is shown a Half of a Window, opening with a carved pediment, characteristic of the date 16 14, from the Dunlop Aisle of Dunlop Parish Church, Dunlop, Ayrshire. The daylight opening of window is four feet by two feet three inches wide. The Finis is an example of an upright Grave Slab of 1724 date, from Strathmiglo Churchyard, Fifeshire. PLATE I. DETAILS FROM BORTHWICK CASTLE. ' I ^HE details shown here are taken from the Hall of this interesting old building. The sideboard from the north-west corner is simply an ornamented recess in the wall, with a square check or ragglet in the centre, evidently intended for a shelf. The shield in the spandril of arch carries the arms of the Lord of Borthwick, and the square opening above probably contained an achievement of arms or carving. The water drain from the side of principal entrance to Hall has been very pretty ; the shields in it are plain, but I have no doubt they have been emblazoned in colour, as remnants of coloured decoration are still to be seen on the vaulting. Both are considerably damaged, interesting parts being ruthlessly broken off The date of the erection of this edifice is known to a day, a license to build being obtained by Sir William de Borthwick from James I., dated 2nd June, 1430, and which is still preserved. Billings gives an exterior and interior view of it in his "Baronial Antiquities of Scotland (1852)." Captain Grose and Adam de Cardonnel (1788-9) show also views of Borthwick, the former from the north-east, and the latter from the north-west. Another sheet of details is given from this castle in Plate XIX.. MACLURt, MACOONALD & 00 , OLASOOW. PLATE II. CHANCEL ARCH, DUDDINGSTONE. T^UDDINGSTONE CHURCH dates from the Norman era of Church Architec- '^^^ ture, but it has been sadly knocked about. The best of its early remains is the Chancel Arch, which is given on this Plate. There is a south door still in existence, but it is very weather-worn, the columns at each side having been elaborately carved with the zig-zag ornament and figures ; a representation of the crucifixion is still plainly visible on the left-hand column ; an example of a flat Norman Butt is seen at the west end ; while the characteristic wall-head corbelling is still in situ round the outside of the choir. A specimen of the Jougs are attached to the wall at the entrance to the Church. Additions seem to have been made in 1631, as a w indow of this date is in the North Wall. MAOLUBE, MACDONALD & CO., GUASOOW EXAMPLES PLATE III. OF JACOBEAN CHAIRS. T IKE most of the work of this period, Jacobean Chairs are very varied in their detail, rarely two of them being of the same design. The one figured on this Plate, from Aberdeen, is one of many now existing in the Trades Hal! there, some older, and some later in date than this one, which was selected on account of its quaint arrangement of arches under the seat. It is the property of the " Fleshers," and had been presented to that body by the Deacon of 1661, whose coat of arms is shown in the panel on the back. The other two chairs were sketched in Alloa Museum Art Exhibition, in 1874, The upper one has all the characteristics of the arm-chair of this period ; while the under one is quite unique : it is said to have belonged to James VI. I give another example of chair on Plate XXXI. of this work. Others of this period are given in "Scottish Woodwork of the i6th and 17th centuries." xample^^-oF- J acobean Chmrs- ^ . •QyirTaTl^lIfmnl:- _: ^S —2! HACLUHE, MACDONALD & CO.. OLASOOW PLATE IV. SKETCHES FROM COUPAR-ANGUS. ^^OUPAR-IN-ANGUS, before the Reformation, possessed a magnificent Abbey and Church, of which the merest fragments now remain. Part of a vaulted chamber and angle buttress of a portion of the Abbey buildings is all that exists in situ; fragments of its ancient grandeur lie scattered about the present Churchyard, and from some of these part of this Plate is filled. The sections of groin or arch- ribs, and plan of piers and base, show that it had been of the 13th century, the griffe or angle ornament at the corners of the base being rare in Scots work, though more common in England, and plentiful in France. The sketch of a Doorway from an old house in George Square is 15th-century work. The semi-circular panel above the door is said to have held a piece of sculpture, a Swan being the most prominent figure ; and the iron dowell still remain- ing seems to favour that idea. An iron Nail Head is given from this door, and a sketch of Arms built into a house opposite the present Church. The stone here is all of a red colour. plale- IV. : Sj keUTr- of: >ema»ns of J-wimVilM-hi'Si MACLURE, MACOONALD & CO. . QLASOOW PLATE V. DETAILS FROM BALVAIRD CASTLE. T) ALVAIRD CASTLE is situated in the north-west corner of Fifeshire, midway between Strathmiglo and Abernethy. It is a fine old Castle, and in a fair state of preservation, though uninhabited. The ceiling over one of the bedrooms is rather a rare thing to find in our Scottish Castles ; in those in ruins the ceilings are generally gone, and in those inhabited they are usually modernised. This one, I should say, is of the 15th century. Sections are given of the beam and joisting. I have also shown a small sketch of a fire-place and window, a piece of plaster work enrichment from the soffit of window in Hall, sketches of the chimney head copes, and finial to the crow-stepped gables. In the Hall there is an ambry or sideboard very similar to that shown on Plate I. from Borthwick Castle. Other views and details of this Castle are given in Vol. I. of the "Edinburgh Architectural Association Sketch Book." PLATE VI. DETAILS FROM DUNSTAFFNAGE CASTLE TAUNSTAFFNAGE CASTLE is a famous place in Scottish history. Here the Coronation Stone was kept, after being brought from Ireland, and before it was taken to Scone ; and a small chamber is still shown as the one in which the sacred relic was stored. It now occupies a place under the Coronation Chair in Westminster Abbey. Dunstaffnage Castle lies about a mile north from Oban, and is a huge square mass of mason work. The two upper sketches on this Plate are taken from a late addition, fronting the inner courtyard ; and the other sketch, on the Ramparts, shows the iron stand for the beacon fire fixed with a large boulder, an example of corbelling, and other features. _ :W.|*««ll.^«i*rit4^^[ " ' MACLURE, MACCX>NALD & CO , 0LAS90V PLATE VII. DETAILS FROM DUNFERMLINE. /"^N this Plate is given an interior and exterior elevation and plan of the South ^■"^ Door of the Abbey Church of Dunfermline. This door is a later insertion into the Norman Work. Probably there has been a Norman south door, but it would not be so wide as this one. I should say this is 15th-century work. It is placed off the centre, between the two flat Norman butts ; the outside hood mold has been hewn off. In the butt, to the east of the door, has been inserted, at a later date, the memorial tablet, of which I give a drawing. Above it is a sketch of the cap and arch-mold from the knave triforium. Dunfermline is well illustrated in " Billings' Antiquities." j^W-SfnU-del-cKitC maclurc, macdonalo & co , qlasqow PLATE VIII. DUNFERMLINE. A CONSIDERABLE portion of the old Abbey Buildings still remains to the south of the Church, though they are all in ruin. The south front of the Refectory Hall extends along a street for a good distance, and, in fact, passes under part of it ; it is given in " Billings' Antiquities," and the two sketches on this Plate are taken from this front. The one at the left-hand corner shows a little picturesque chamber, placed between two butts, and supported on arches, the arch which springs from the left butt being carried over the street, forming a vaulted passage. The other sketch shows the outside view of the " Fiddler's Loft," projecting on the butt, and carried by a molded and cusped arch. The under part of the Plate is occupied by the sections of the jamb and arch-mold of south door of the Abbey Church, given on preceding Plate. PLATE IX DOORS FROM EDINBURGH. ' I "^HE two Entrance Doors and their details, represented on this Plate, are from Edinburgh, the one to the left from the Duke of Gordon's house, Castle Hill, and the other from Blackfriars' Wynd. Their similarity is striking, both in general form and detail, and savours of a Continental feeling. In the house on Castle Hill there is still some wooden panelling to be seen in the attics and the passages ; on the exterior are examples of dormer windows, string and corbel courses and gurgoyles. The door from Blackfriars' Wynd is seen in Drummond's " Old Edinburgh," in his view of the west side of that wynd. Ew^aU.MalMI MACLURE, MAOOONALO & CO., QLASOOW. PLATE X. DETAILS OF CANDLESTICKS, &c. /CANDLESTICKS were a common necessity to our forefathers, but, strange to say, very few examples of them remain to us. The one shown on this Plate is in two pieces or stages, the top stage being exactly the same as the bottom, with the exception of the head-piece for holding the candle, which is of brass. The wood used is mahogany, which has become a beautiful dark colour through age. There is another example of a Candlestick from Melville Tower, Fife, to be seen in Vol. II. of the " Edinburgh Architectural Association Sketch Book." The details of the Guilloch Ornament is from an old oak cabinet of the 17th century, and is about full size; the sections of molding are taken from the remains of an oak pulpit in the Douglas Room, Stirling Castle, where there are also a few examples of 16th-century chairs, a table, and other details of interest. • Q1(l'Cnn^1esiic"hs-in-1wQpieces • Q uiHoche ornAmenl- from Qld-Cgibinel- •Moldin^S'Prom 'Rgmains of old pulpii ■ SlirliQ^ CftSlle- i m ii.. mill MACL.URE. MAOOONAlD & CO., GLASGOW PLATE XI. SKETCHES FROM SOUTH OUEENSFERRY. OOUTH OUEENSFERRY, an ancient royal burgh on the shores of the Firth of Forth, contains the remains of an old Monastic Church of the 15th century. The two windows at the top of the Plate are taken from this Church ; the one to the left is from the north side of the Tower, and shows a rather novel feature, having the cill and lintel similar with the jamb-molding running into each. It looks as if the builder had hewn two cills by mistake, and had used the extra one for the lintel. The other window is from the north side of the Church. This Church is fully illus- trated in the proceedings of the "Architectural Institute of Scotland, 1867-68." Two examples are given of bottom crow-steps from old houses in the town.. From another house is shown a carved panel from the front ; above the entrance door, the candle dips show it had been built by a candle manufacturer, no doubt a business of great importance in those days. A similar panel, of 1599, is also given on this Plate from Haddington. The section of door-jamb is taken from the house of the Queensferry Candlemaker. 'S\\e\ ch es • from • Soulh • QueensFer pi: | » MAOLURE. MACDONALD CO . QLASOOW PLATE XII. TOWERDEAN CASTLE. ^ I ^OWERDEAN CASTLE is situated in the village of Gorebridge, about twelve miles south of Edinburgh, and is in rather a ruinous condition ; but one or two little points of interest exist. The window from the front shows two curious holes at the right-hand side of lintel ; but what purpose they served, I am at a loss to say. The check for the leaded glass is shown on the ingoing of jamb ; it does not come down to the cill, but stops about half-way, the under part being filled up with the wooden shutter boards. Examples of these are to be seen in " Scottish Woodwork of the 1 6th and 17th Centuries." The window from the west wall of the staircase shows a shield beside it, charged with three cinque foils, the arms of the Lords of Borthwick ; similar arms will be seen on Plate I. from Borthwick Castle. A section of the jamb of entrance doors, and another window jamb, is also given on this Plate. The bottom part is occupied by one or two notes from Hallyards Castle, near Kirkliston. One shows a joist course in stone, a peculiarity which is rare ; the bottom crow-step and wall head-course, and section of chimney head cope, are features of interest for comparison with others from different parts of the country. J(VSK*».*U ^'^* MACLURE, MACDONALD & CO.. QLASOOW. PLATE XIII. FALLSIDE CASTLE. TpALLSIDE CASTLE, an interesting ruin, lying on the heights above Mussel- burgh, is composed of two portions, an earlier and a later addition. The window from the south front is from the later half, and is interesting on account of the iron work which still exists in it, as in most old castles of this date the iron work is gone, although the marks of it still remain. This clearly shows how one old castle illustrates another : what one lacks, some other examples will supply. The half of the exterior and interior elevations are given, as well as a section and plan, and an inch scale section of jamb. The other half of the Plate is taken from the older or north portion, which is certainly not later than 14th-century work, and shows a sketch of a fire-place from the second floor north room, indicating a curious jointing in the lintel, with details of the jamb, cap, and base. A section of the jamb of the door to this room is also given, and a sketch of the water drain from the same room. PLATE XIV. TT^XAMPLES of Flat Grave Slabs from various churchyards, and of various dates. '^"^ Those from Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, and Kilmorack, in Ross-shire, are the earlier, the others being of later date, about 1600. The date (1787) on the one from Kilbirnie has been put on at a subsequent period, being appropriated by someone at that date for his own purpose, the R. R. and I. R. on the other one from Kilbirnie being used in a similar manner. PLATE No XIV PLATE XV. SKETCHES FROM ANTIQUARIAN MUSEUM, ' I "^WO examples are given here of Crozier Heads of Wood, one from Rosemarkie Cathedral, Fortrose, and the other from the tomb of Bishop TuUoch (1418-1461) in the Cathedral at Kirkwall. An Iron Sand-glass Stand and a Silver Cross are also Cuthbert's Church, and is a very pretty specimen of wrought-iron work. Another one is given on Plate XLII. from John Knox's Pulpit, St. Andrews. The Stand for Baptismal Basin from St. Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh, is also a fine specimen of wrought-iron work; others are to be seen in the Museum. Two varieties of Iron Nail Heads are also drawn on this Plate, and are taken from the door of an old Chapel at Kilbride, near Dunblane, Perthshire. The Brass Key Head from Wick shows a pretty common specimen ; many other beautiful examples are in the Museum. EDINBURGH. given from this Church. An example of a Sand-glass Stand is shown from St. •Tori rose- .8tdion-o f -'bMid'l • Kirkwy>U ' Silver-CVosS' ■ Shel dies- from- ' Anli^^unrmn -Museum • '11ilbriae« Oail-lieftfTfe. :Bft p4 »smftl i bason SIftntI • : VV » ck . h eu ticag • (brass! MACLURE. MACDONALD & CO., GLASGOW PLATE XVI. EXAMPLES OF FIRE-PLACES. jf^lRE-PLACES of the Middle Ages and the later centuries were always of stone. The one drawn here, from Stirling, is 16th-century work, and shows very characteristic features in the profiles of its moldings. The hearth is of stone, with outside border of wood. The one from Chalmers' Close, Edinburgh, is a century older than the Stirling example, and the characteristic features of its time are as dis- tinctly shown in its moldings as in those of the latter. Note the similarity in the moldings between them and the Doors in Plate IX., which are of the same period. A plainer example of Fire-place is sketched on the bottom part of the sheet, also from Chalmers' Close, the lintel projecting on corbels. A somewhat similar one of the same date is shown on Plate V. from Balvaird Castle. A section of Fire-place Jamb is given from the hall of Preston Castle, near Edinburgh. This Castle is illustrated in Vol I. of the " Edinburgh Architectural Association Sketch Book." ■Stfrll'n^ - - y I replace • from n^m ■ ofpalace Si Mf^ r^ Si- rron1'Vie>V' 4 1 1 1 1 1; 1 • Seel 1 on • f I replace - J parVb: MAOLURt, MACDONALD & OO . QLASOO*'. PLATE XVII. LINLITHGOW PALACE. " Of all the Palaces so fair Built for the Royal dwelling In Scotland, far beyond compare Linlithgow is excelling." T INLITHGOW PALACE is indeed a splendid pile of buildings, of various dates, built in the form of a square, with an open Courtyard in the centre, the north wing being the latest, and of James VI. 's time. The sketch from the Ramparts of the south-west corner shows part of the south front of the Courtyard, with mullioned and cusped circular-headed windows, of late 14th or early 15th century work. The sketches of details from north-west corner show a carv^ed corbel for supporting the beams of the floor, an example of saving a stone lintel ; and a note of one of the transomed windows in the west front. The ornament from the ogee of cornice of a fire-place is from the north wing ; the wing had been burned, and most of the stone- work is cracked and broken in very fantastic lines. A section of the Plaster Panelling of Ceilings is given from this wing. A Seal or Monogram from a flooring tile, showing a J and M connected, is preserved in one of the rooms of the south wing ; and the other sketches are scraps from the remains of the Fountain which stood in the centre of the Courtyard, and of which very little now exists. MACl-ORE, MACDONALD i CO GLASGOW PLATE XVIII. STENHOUSE HOUSE. OTENHOUSE HOUSE, Saughton, about two miles west of Edinburgh, is a mansion-house of 1623 date, and exhibits a few characteristic features of the period, prominent amongst which are the high Chimney Stalks, the crow-stepped Gables, the Stone Slates, and the Stone Ridge Course. The roof of the main building has been re-slated with common slates. Note the old way of weathering at the foot of the Chimney Stalks. The Entrance Door shows a fine example of richly-molded Jambs, stopped on a splay, and surmounted with a string course and panel, the arms and date being enclosed in a molded border, with carved ornaments at each side, and the pious motto — "Blessit be God for al His giftes." An example of Wooden Shutter Boards with the old iron stantions still exists here. ) PLATE XIX. DETAILS FROM BORTHWICK CASTLE. 1\ /T ANY Plates might be got, all full of interest, from this ancient baronial edifice, if space permitted. On this Plate is shown the Chapel of the Castle. It is of small dimensions, only occupying the space of a window on the second floor or upper hall. The Altar Table has occupied the window breast (the window, of course, facing the east), the credence on the north side of ingoing, and the piscinia on the west ; the holy water basin is in the wall adjoining. The under part of the piscinia has been broken off, but from indications left, it has had a carved or otherwise decorated termination : half-inch scale details of it and the holy water basin are given. An eighth full size section of the molding off the corner of ingoing of scuntion is shown, and a sketch of its stop, which indicates that it had stopped on the square,, the earlier way. In the elevation of the chapel, the same molding is shown as. stopping on a splay. This had been done in plaster work at a later period, when the fashionable way was to stop it thus. A few of the masons' marks are shown, taken from the beautiful ashlar work of the window and hall. A similar example of the chapel being in this position is seen in Dean Castle, Kilmarnock. \0f iXlevfti t on • of • Cf>7 > pe1- lo * » i — 1 — I — I — I — + — I — I — I — I — 1- S eel I on -ill ro • Chft pel ■ ■ South' .'n.o1\4 Wft4er'l^asop-^-1f<^ MAOLURE. MACDONALD & CO . QLAd«_D' PLATE XX. CULROSS ABBEY CHURCH. /^ULROSS ABBEY CHURCH dates from the 13th century, although only part of it now remains. The details given on this Plate are taken from the Chancel and North Transept and base of Tower, the top part of the tower being a later addition. The molding of the Belfry Door is not an uncommon section at this time : masons' marks, taken from it, are shown. On the opposite side from this is given a section of Jamb and Arch-Mold and Label, taken from a door in the north wall of choir, probably leading into the transept which is now gone with the exception of the window shown on the bottom part of the Plate. This door is seen through the window. A sketch is given of the Butts at east end of Chancel, and a carved Panel from the. inside of the Tower, immediately over the present entrance door, which shows characteristic 13th-century carving along the top. A section of String Course is also shown ; it is six inches deep. Adjoining the North Transept is the Burying Aisle of the Bruce family, in which is a fine renaissance tomb, and on the exterior, an enriched panel, bearing this inscription and date : GEORGE BRUCE, OF GARNOCK, 1642. One or two interesting tombstones are to be seen in the Churchyard ; others from the neighbourhood are given in Plate XXV HI., and a few details from the burgh in Plate XLVH. •Wi nd ow- from • H or^li Trh nspp^' MACLURE. MACOONALD & CO , OLASOOV* PLATE XXI. DETAILS FROM EDINBURGH. 'TT^HE Closes of the old town are rich with bits of detail of the i6th and 17th centuries. A Plate of them is given here, taken from Milne's Court and Entry at the head of the Lawnmarket. At the top of the Plate is shown the eleva- tion of a Door, with a little Window at the side, which, by good luck, has its original Shutter Board intact. It is a late 17th-century example, as the section of jamb molding indicates, as well as the slight turn up of molding in the centre of lintel. The other Doors from Milne's Entry are late i6th century, as seen in the much-obliterated inscription, "God in all his gifts, 1580,' which can still be made out. A section of the jamb and string course above is given to 2-inch scale. The sketch of the Window on the splay, with a piece of corbelling, bringing the wall out to the square, is from the same house as the doors, as well as the details of Dormer Window Pediment and section of Window Jamb. The early 16th-century windows seem commonly to be of this type, the splay being used in those of the 17th century. Other details from Edinburgh are given throughout the work. Vl.wuxJtH.I'.JJ. ' " MACLURE. MACCON'LO & CO., GLASGOW. PLATE XXII. INVERGOWRIE CHURCH. TNVERGOWRIE lies about four miles to the west of Dundee, and is said to have possessed the first place of (Christian worship in Scotland north of the Tay — a Church having been founded here in the 7th century by Boniface, a legate from the Church of Rome. Certainly the present ruins are not of this date, although they are of a style and character to which it is difficult to assign any definite date. The sketches shown on this Plate give an indication of what remains. The window from the south elevation is a round head cusped opening, cut out of one stone ; while the sketch of the door shows also a primitive style of mason work in the stones forming its head. Sections are given of the Window Jambs, Cill, and Door Jambs. A sketch of the skew-putt of East Gable is also given, which does not look so old as the other details. 'Inverj ^ owneChurcFT W?WT>old ■ ^^^^1 from- ArcV.molcl. So.cioorl )i\lme»n - T>oo a mol a • /^ftr ^v^rejs rSoulK-aoor- MACUUHE, MACOONALD & CO . OLASGOV/ PLATE XXV. DETAILS FROM LINLITHGOW CHURCH. HE Parish Church of St, Michael adjoins the Palace, and is a fine specimen of Gothic Architecture of the 14th century. The North Door of the Nave Aisle, shown on this Plate, is a fair specimen of the work. It shows a round-headed door, a characteristic feature of Scottish work, as we find it occurring right clown from the Norman Era to the late Gothic. The sections of the various moldings shown in sketch view are given, that of the base being a familiar one of the period. The bottom part of the Plate is occupied with a sketch of the carving in the hood mold (which, by the way, is sometimes here in a course by itself, and in others having the arch mold and hood in one) and two details from the Palace. The Stone Seats are from the parapets of the south wing, facing the courtyard, and show an ingenious way of running the water off The other sketch is a detail of the border to the hood of one of the Angels sculptured above the east entrance, next the courtyard. Other details are given from the Palace on Plate XVII., and Billings shows exhaustive views of it in his "Antiquities." 'Lmliih 4 pw- Church- :D ei ?\ 1 1 - from rtorl h - door- MACLURE. MAODONALD & CO., GLASGOW PLATE XXVI. TURRET FROM GLASSCLUNE CASTLE. ^^LASSCLUNE CASTLE lies about three miles north-west of Blairgowrie, in ^^"^ Perthshire, and consists of the older Keep, with the i6ih-century additions, a characteristic of frequent occurrence in our Scots Castles. The corner Turret, shown on this Plate, is taken from the south-east corner of the later works. The old Timber Roof is still on, and this is valuable as an example of old construction, which is indicated in the section and plan. No wooden wall plate had been used, the feet of the rafters being placed on the wall head-course, which extended across the thickness of the wall ; but iron batts had been used in the walls of the Turret ; a sketch of one is given taken from the wall over the door. A peculiarity of this Castle is in the squints, one of which is invariably under each window. A general view, and other details of this Castle, will be found in Vol. IL of the "Edinburgh Architectural Association Sketch Book." — — — ^ — — — ^— — — — ^ MACLUHE. MACDONALD & CO.. GLASGOW a.ivs»i.iiw.>-t*'}s. PLATE XXVII. ^ I "^HIS Plate shows examples of Scots Decoration. The principal rooms of our old Scots castles were ceiled with roughly-squared joists, generally from nine to six inches square, and their three sides were decorated with distemper painting, in three or four colours, usually the ground work being white, the ornament outlined in black, and filled in with reds, blues, yellows, and greens. We have here specimens from Dalcross Castle, near Inverness; Culross, on the Firth of Forth; Blairlogie Castle, near Stirling ; Collairnie Castle, Fifeshire ; and an old house in Edinburgh. jar* PLATE NO.XXVII « ■ BlairUytg . . y ^ Colkirnifc "•-7 < H»nboy^h > MACLURE. MACOONALO & CO , GLASGOW. PLATE XXVIII. EXAMPLES OF GRAVE SLABS. RAVE SLABS seem to have been a subject for the display of ornamental art ^'■'^ from the earliest times. I have devoted the whole of this Plate to a few- examples. Those from Colinton and Appin are the earliest, the others being of the same date, the 17th century, and all from the same Churchyard. The one from Colinton shows all the features of Grave Slabs in use during the Gothic Era, the Cross and the Sword. In some examples the cross is of a highly-decorated character, and in others, simpler than this example. Another common feature is the " Shears," shown on the square Slab, also from Colinton. The example from the Churchyard of Appin, in Argyllshire, bears the Sword and one or two Celtic ornaments. Those from the West " Kirk-Yaird," Culross, are all of a different type entirely from the earlier ones ; the latter lie flat on the ground, while the former stand up on their edges. These have very fantastic outlines, but many of our modern gravestone manufacturers would learn valuable lessons by studying the productions of their earlier fellow-craftsmen. ^In^e-xxviii PLATE XXIX. DETAILS FROM KIRKLISTON CHURCH T^IRKLISTON CHURCH lies between the two Norman Churches of Dalmeny and Ratho, on the border of LinHthgowshire. It is late Norman, more commonly known as "transitional," and consists of a West Tower North and South Doors, Nave, and Chancel, the latter being now used as the Parish Church. The Tower has characteristic Norman Butts, String and Base Courses ; sections of the latter are given. It is finished with a saddle-back Roof, and a Belfry on the apex of its east gable, which is evidently of a much later date than the Tower, and probably of the 1 6th century. The details of the North Door are given on this Plate : an elevation section and plan to a quarter-inch scale, with sections of molding to larger scale. The severe style of this Door is remarkable, and is a great contrast to its neighbour, the South Door, which is very rich in its many shafted jambs, carved caps, and elaborately enriched chevron ornamentation in its arch mold and hood. This Door is well represented in the first volume of the " Edinburgh Architectural Association Sketch Book." •Til rki is1on ■ Chu rch - :I>ei ! > of JloFih .T>nr>r. MAOLURE. MACDONALO It CO , QLASGOW PLATE XXX. DETAILS FROM KIRKLISTON CHURCH. ^^AN the old builders have cut the enrichments and moldings of their arch molds ^-^^ after they were put up in the square block ? The North Door would seem to favour this idea. The Caps stand out in great prominence, and are all different. Sketches of each of them are given on this Plate, the most characteristic being those of the right-hand side, showing a feeling after the elegant shapes of the Caps of the "early English" period, which came immediately after the "transitional." A sketch is given of the Wall Head Course of Choir, showing molded corbels, in place of the usual carved grotesque heads, so common in Norman wall head courses. One or two tombstones, of good style, remain in the churchyard. The only old house in the vicinity is what was the old inn of the village. It boasts an entrance door, with molded jambs and lintel, with a shield, initials, and date over the lintel, the date being 1682. MACLURE. MAODONALD L CO., OLASOOW. PLATE XXXI. TT^ROM Cawdor Castle, near Nairn, is shown on this Plate a characteristic example of a Latrine from the Parapets. The sketch, with figured plan and section, will be readily understood. The stone check in the walls at each side look as if it had held a wooden seat originally. A similar example is also seen at Kilravock Castle, in the near neighbourhood. ' PkU' XXX I •CawdopCnsile- PLATE XXXII. EXAMPLES OF TILES. ^ I "^ILES were extensively used for lining the jambs of fire-places during the 17th century, and this Plate is occupied with one or two examples. They were generally of a purplish blue colour, but sometimes of a purplish red. The one shown here from Holyrood is of the latter colour, and shows a quarter of the design. The one from the Grassmarket, Edinburgh, is of a blue colour, and shows a quarter of the design. These Tiles are all of the same size — viz., five inches square. The figures are from the centre of a tile, ornamented at the corners with the enrichment which is shown above them : it is of blue colour, and was taken from Major Weir's house. West Bow, which is now demolished. The remaining example is also from the same house, and shows a centre ornament, sufficient being given to show the repeat. In a Fire-place from Craigmillar Castle, on Plate XXXIV.. the marks of the tiles on the jambs are well indicated. These have been of the regulation size, but none are left to "tell the tale" of their design. PLATE XXXIII. 'TT^HIS Plate gives examples of the Molded Plaster Work in Friezes of Rooms, about 1600 date. These are from Castle Stuart, in Moray. A few of the masons' marks on the stonework of this castle are also given here. PLATE XXXIV. DETAILS FROM DUNBLANE CATHEDRAL. T^UNBLANE CATHEDRAL is very prettily situated by the side of the Allan '^^^ Water, and consists of Nave and Chancel, with a Tower on the south side, from the latter of which the sketch of the Window shown on this Plate is taken. It is Norman, of an early type. The String Mold is a common section, a similar one being given from Kirkliston Church on Plate XXIX. Part of the Tower only is Norman ; the other parts of the Church are of the early Gothic period. The Nave is in ruins, the Choir being roofed in to form the present Parish Church, in which is preserved a unique example of old Oaken Choir Stalls. The sketch of inlaid work given on this Plate is taken from the back of one of these. This work has been put on at a later period than the Stalls proper, as they are of 1 5th-century work. The bottom part of the Plate is occupied with a plan elevation and details to larger scale of a Fire-place from the west wing of Craigmillar Castle, near Edinburgh, and shows curiously-shaped Shields in the Frieze. It stands between two windows. The corners of the Jambs are shown on this sketch. Other Fire- places of good design are still to be seen here. ijnlgtid ATOrlv From Choi r-s^l Is 7/ wi nflow- - -5 •Elev?>4 ton Scnfe- MACLURE, MACDONALO & CO., OUASOOW PLATE XXXV. ABERDEEN, &c. \ T the top of this Plate is shown a unique example of old stamped lead work, taken from the north transept of the Aberdeen Church, which had happily escaped destruction when this old fabric was burned in 1874. The date of this work is probably about 1500, at which time there were considerable additions made to the Church. A 16th-century ornament is given, taken from a grave-slab in the church- yard adjoining. On the bottom part of this Plate is shown a carved border from a flat grave- slab of 1584 from the Dundee Howff, an old churchyard which is full of examples of this period; and a grave-stone from Burntisland Churchyard of r6oo date, which shows some good features. A rude but effective seat of oak work, inlaid, and beautifully molded, with canopy supported on turned pillars, is still in existence in the Church here. 'Al3^rcl66n: ' S tamped -lep^d- vvor>t from • eaves y V -I \ •SkelcT* of :Daf3^6oo- •Qrnnmenl • From • Grave - sla b • in - Church -^ard MACLURE, MACDONALD & CO , GLASGOW PLATE XXXVI. "T^ATES on buildings and furniture are always a welcome find to the student. Some examples are given here. The one from the Old Whitehall Close, Nethergate, Dundee (now demolished), 1529, is a good specimen ; also the other one from Dundee, from the front of an old house in Butcher Row (now demolished), is unique. They are of wrought iron, of a large size, and fixed to the wall by iron straps. The date 1664 is from the back of an old half-timbered front of a house at Inverkeithing ; 1600 is from East Coates House, Edinburgh, now used in connection with St. Mary's Cathedral (note the merchant's mark in the shield part, which has the ever-recurring figure 4 as part of it); 1570 from a carved panel on the front of the Marquis of Huntly's House, Canongate, Edinburgh ; 1598 from Logie Church, and a similar date from a mantelpiece lintel in Blervie Castle, near Forres (note the usual style of making the figure 5 at this period) ; and 1647 from a chair back in the Museum, Montrose. PLATE XXXVIl. MONUMENT FROM MELROSEf CH URCHYARD. OO much has been heard of late about the "Adams" revival, that I was induced to sketch the Tombstone which occupies the top part of this Plate, as being an example of that period. It is square in plan, with broad pilasters on each of the sides, which terminate under the Cornice, the base, however, returning all round. The four circular balls are fixed to the top of the Cornice and pyramidal top by iron dowells. A festoon ornament of characteristic style encloses the inscrip- tion on the front side, a detail of which is given to larger size, as well as a section of the Cornice and Base Moldings. The sketch which occupies the bottom corner of the Plate is also from Melrose Churchyard. The colour of this stone is red. The view shown is its reverse side, with its quaint and impressive inscription. "Memento Mori" is inscribed on the top edge, and from the front we get the date 1761. pli\|.View . MAOLURt, MACDONALD & 00 , OLASOOW. PLATE XXXVIII. EXAMPLES OF ENGRAVING. ^ I IS Plate is filled with examples of old engravings of Head and Tail Pieces and Initial Letters from the following books : — Those marked a b are from a Bible " Imprinted at London by Robert Barker, Printer to the King's most Excellent " Majestie, 1607. Ctim Privilegio!' Those marked f b are from a French Bible in two volumes, printed in 1678. Those marked g are from an Atlas by JuDOCUS HoNDY, printed in London in 1635. Head and Tail Pieces, with Initials of an earlier date, were often used in books of a century later ; but the examples here given seem to be contemporaneous with the date of these books. The same circumstance may be noted in regard to Book Stamps; a Stamp of 1498 has been used as late as 1 700. MACLURE, MACOONALO & CO , QLASOOV PLATE XXXIX. SKETCHES FROM BURNTISLAND. TT^XAMPLES of the outside Stairs with Stone Parapets, so common in old Scots "^^^ houses of the i6th and 17th centuries, are given on this Plate from Burntisland and Kincardine-on-Forth. Those from the former are the most numerous, the one from the latter being a little more ornamental in its chamfered support and beam. An example of a Skew-Putt is given from Kincardine. At Burntisland is a curious Parish Church of late 16th-century work, with gallery front and pews of the same date, and an elaborate seat for the Councillors of the Burgh. At Kincardine, also, there is an example of a Renaissance Church, but in ruins, showing the classic applied to Church Architecture. pble-xxxtx- PLATE XL. EDINBURGH DETAILS. ^ I "^HE materials which fill this Plate are taken from the old house which formerly stood at the corner of West Bow and Lawnmarket. A sketch is given of the corner Window of the first floor, the Windows fronting the Lawnmarket being merely a repetition of the corner one. The carved Bracket supports the floor above, ' and brings it out to the square. A sketch is given of a Window Interior in the house adjoining, which shows a quaint arrangement in the corbelled centre Mullion. Sections are given of the Shutter Moldings and Panelling. From a passage in the same house is shown a sketch of a borrowed Light, which looks very pretty and effective. A diagram of the plan of the plaster Ceiling is also shown on the bottom part of the Plate, as well as the section of the Ribs forming the Panels. Another old Plaster Ceiling existed in this building, but space forbids its depiction. It is with sorrow that the destruction of these old buildings is seen, although it is quite necessary in the march of modern improvements. One thing should be done, however, for the sake of those who come after — viz., they should be measured and drawn, with details of what is worth preserving, to a large scale, and deposited in some public place, where they could be seen at any time by contemporary and future architectural students. How much good work has been irrecoverably lost ! MACLURt, MACDONALD I QLASQOW PLATE XLI. LE I T H. T EITH possesses several good specimens of old House Fronts. The one which has been fixed on for this Plate is from Waters Close, and shows one of the half-timbered fronts of frequent occurrence in our old Scots towns. The ground floor walls are of stone, the floors above being of timber construction, filled in with brick, and plastered on the surface. The ends of the beams supporting the flooring are decorated with shaped ornamental shields, which probably may have been emblazoned with coats of arms at the time of its erection. A detail is given of these Shields, the first floor ones being much plainer than those above. The Eaves of the Roof have a considerable projection. Mention should be made of a fine stone Front with projecting Windows in the Coalhill. Both of these old Fronts are included in the proposed improvements, and very possibly, before long, they will be improved off the face of the earth. MACLURE, MACDONALD & CO., GLASGOW- PLATE XLII. EXAMPLES OF METAL WORK. ^ I "^HE Sand-glass Stand shown on this Plate is taken from the old pulpit, commonly- known as "John Knox's Pulpit," in the College Church, St. Andrews. It is sadly battered, but enough remains to show what it has been. It is of iron, and is fixed at the left-hand side of the Precentor's Desk ; the spindle is given half full size. The handle plate and latch of Door is also shown here, the latter being ornamented with chisel cuts. In the building adjoining the old church there is a fine black Oak Cabinet, elaborately carved, from the door of which is taken the hinge and handle shown on the bottom part of this Plate, and which is of an earlier date than that figured above. This, I should say, is of late 1 5th-century work. The brass key-hole escutcheon and door handle above this is late 16th-century, and is taken from a carved and inlaid Cabinet in the Industrial Museum, Edinburgh. Other specimens of Metal Work are given on Plate LVII. rplalexLii- noie • • of- ii-on • exce pi Ihose • from • e<1in'' MACLURE. MACDONALD & CO , GLASGOW. PLATE XLIII. C R A I L. /^RAIL, the eastmost town in Fifeshire, is picturesquely situated, and has a few ancient remains. In the old Parish Kirk is the remains of old Seating of the 1 6th century fixed round the walls as a dado ; some of it is very fine and elaborately carved, and other portions plain. A detail of part of these is given in Vol. I. of the " Edinburgh Architectural Association Sketch Book." The Street Front which is sketched on this Plate dates from 1626, and shows a rare feature in the stone ridge course being ornamented by carved ornaments. In the later additions of Glasclune Castle, Perthshire, is an example of this enriching of the stone ridge course. In this front from Crail we have characteristics, in common with other Scots work, in the high chimneys and crow-stepped gables, with ornamented bottom step, in the dormer windows, and in the section of door jambs, various examples of which occur in other Plates in this work. PLATE XLIV. DOORWAY FROM ELIE. j^LIE lies on the Firth of Forth, near its eastern extremity, and does not possess any old remains of value, with the exception of the Doorway which is depicted on this Plate. It is rather unique in its heavily trussed Pilasters, elaborately carved on both face and ingoe, which is much weather worn, as well as the Frieze and Cornice. A section of the Cornice is given to a larger scale, and part of the carving on the front of Pilaster The 'style of the carved work is similar to that seen on the woodwork of this period. PLATE XLV. AMBRY DOOR FROM DARNICK TOWER. HIS Plate is filled with an example of an Ambry Door, heavily decorated with ornamental wrought-iron work. It is of the i6th century, and has a peculiar feature in its framing and Doors. As will be seen from the plan, the framing of the Doors opens ; while, strange to say, the Panel is in two parts, and it opens also, but for what purpose this was intended is not evident to modern ideas. Details of the various parts of the iron ornamentation are given to half full size, and show very simple yet effective designs. jar* PLATE XLVI. /\ FEW miles from Nairn is the old Castle of Inchock, with an early portion and a later addition. Examples of Squints are shown in this Plate ; a Shield from a fire-place lintel, carrying the arms of the Hays ; and a Water Drain in a turret stair on a level with the hall floor. These are more frequently found in the hall itself, as at Borthwick, &c. Wale XLV/I '[nshQck'Gi84le' ftlu*V f^ltUtk- MAOLURE, MAOOCNALD ft CO., QLASOOA PLATE XLVII. EXAMPLES OF WINDOW HEADS. "^T^ IN DOW HEADS were parts of our old buildings which received a considerable amount of study and decoration from their architects. The number of their varieties is legion. A few examples, picked out at random, are given on this Plate. As will be noticed, by looking at the specimens here, the date of erection was a favourite subject for enriching the pediments : indeed, if it is not given over the entrance door to a building, it is almost sure to be found on the window head. Another favourite subject was the initials of the builder of the house, coupled with those of his lady. The sketch from South Oueensferry is from a house fronting the main street of the town ; that from Preston, perhaps the most elaborate, is from an old house near Prestonpans Station ; the example from Edinburgh is from an old house fronting the Castle Esplanade ; that from Bordie Castle, lying between Kincardine-on-Forth and Culross, is from the east front. The one from Culross, between the two last-named, is built into a new house. The others from Culross are from "The Palace," an old building which was said to have formerly afforded hospitality to James VI. The one from Pittenween is from a close off the principal street. ♦ Examples - oriS?iriclow 11leg^c(s^ MACLURF., MACOONALD & CO . OLASOOW. PLATE XLVIII. EDI N BU RGH. /'^N this Plate is given a measured drawing of a couple of doorways fronr Barringer's Close, one of the closes off the north side of the High Street. A section of the jamb to larger scale shows it to be of the end of the 15th century. The panel above the northmost door had contained a coat of arms, but which had been either lost or destroyed before the time this was measured. A section of the panel mold and the string course under it is given to same scale as door jamb. A sketch of a projecting window from the south side of Canongate is also given, with a section of the string course shown under the windows. A sketch of corner from the top of a house in Bakehouse Close occupies the bottom part of Plate. It is one of the closes which go off the south side of Canongate. The window top at wall head is very like, in detail, the one from Preston mentioned a few pages back. A section of the chimney head cope is shown. The date is 17th century. PLATE XLIX. DETAILS FROM CULROSS. /^ULROSS is an ancient royal burgh, situate on the Firth of Forth, between ^"'^ Kincardine and Dunfermline, and was of great importance as a town in the reign of James VI., on account of its coal mines. It is, strange to say, in Perthshire, a detached portion of which lies on this part of the Forth. The details which occupy this Plate are taken from the Town Hall of this old royal burgh. The main building is of 1626 date, the tower from wall head course upwards being a century later. The detail and section of a panel mold is taken from the eastmost room on the principal floor, and is of wood, and contains a coat of arms of Sir George Bruce, 1628: Or^ a saltire and chief gu., on the latter 3 mullets of the first. The frame is also coloured. It measures seven and a half inches across. The section of cornice to tower is given. It forms the eaves course as well as the cornice. The frieze between cornice and neck mold is enriched with flutings. A sketch is given of the feet of rafter of main roof, which shows the common way of construction at this time. The timbers are about 5 inches square. A section of the eaves course and chimney head cope is shown. A sketch of the date of erection, from the lintel of the westmost door on the ground floor, with sections of the first floor window jambs, and those of the ground floor, is also given. CulrosS' •De4fn I & • from Town t^al I ■ ■ 37Ae • over- door- ^ rouncl-rioor rtHo fraJUrsof - Ch»mnen-'h--co pe- •Wi ndow ■ ^ ftmbs -1^ floor- «cloor-iS win^ owji^ j^rnbs- ^ rouncl -floor' MACLURE. MACDONALD & CO., QLA50OW PLATE L. EDI N BU RGH. SKETCH of a Tomb Monument from St. Cuthbert's Churchyard, Edinburgh, fills this Plate, and shows the common form these erections took at this period, the middle of the i8th century. The ornamentation of a century earlier, the skull and cross-bones, are still adhered to, and the winged heads form an important element. The section of its moldings given at the side show that they have been well studied, as they are very good. The size taken at the main shaft is twenty- three inches square. The tomb is that of the Hon. Mrs. Mary Meggit, daughter of Lord Cranstoun. PLATE LI. DETAILS FROM TRANENT. ^ I TRANENT, a village of East Lothian, does not possess any old buildings of value. The Parish Church is a comparatively new structure, although one or two old bits remain. A two-light round-headed window of an earlier period still stands ; and an old coat of arms, with molding round, is built into the north gable. A sketch of this is given, with the inscription, "John Faysid of that Ilk." The ruins of Fallside Castle is in the neighbourhood, a sheet of details from it being given in Plate XIII. From the Churchyard is given an elevation and details of an Iron Railing of the 17th century, enclosing a tomb, the square and spiral balusters alternately having a good effect. A sketch is given of a roof from an old tower in connection with a house in the village, which shows the same construction at the feet of rafter as that from Culross on Plate XLIX. The example of Shutter Boards from a little house in one of the streets is very plain, but shows the principle of these window finishings so prevalent during the i6th century. A sketch of the bottom crow step from the same house as the latter is given, as it shows a different variety from what is depicted in other Plates. •Tranenli MACLURC. MACDONALO & CO, QLA8Q0W. PLATE LII. DETAILS FROM ROSSLYN CASTLE. J^OSSLYN CASTLE, so well known from the celebrated Chapel in its vicinity,. the founder of the latter having his residence here, could not but partake to- some extent in its Architectural features of the peculiar style and richness of detail of the Chapel ; hence, in the Doorway which occupies this Plate, are found character- istics from its Gothic associate in the Roll and Fillet in the Jamb Mold, and in the carved square and round Patera; which adorn and enrich its Moldings^ The half- inch scale elevation of the Doorways shows a very elaborate piece of workmanship, the date being 1622 Several features of that time are noticeable — in the square Panel for coat-of-arms above the cornice (the coat-of-arms in this case, like a great many others, being gone), the Cornice, section of Jamb Molding, and its splayed stop ; a half full size section is given of the latter, a section of the Cornice, Lintel, and Panel being also given. MACUUHI, fM.COONAl.0 Ik CO . OLASOOW PLATE LIII. DETAILS FROM ROSSLYN CASTLE. TT^OR the most part this Plate is filled with the details of carvings from the various Moldings of the Doorway which is drawn on the preceding Plate from Rosslyn Castle. A half of the Paterae in frieze, along with a section, is given. The Jamb Molding has three enrichments, one on the flat facia, and the other two on hollow at each side of it. A sketch of the repeat of the former shows a coarse stem running up in regular waved form, with conventionalised leaves and flowers alternately. The same enrichment runs round the outside slope of Panel Mold. One of the latter, a small square Paterse, repeated at regular intervals, adorns the hollow next the door, and the other hollow is filled with a sort of Trellis ornament. A similar enrichment is carved on one of the members of the Cornice. The remaining enrichment of Door shown here is the square Paterae, with ornaments between, which enriches the centre of the Panel Mold. A section of the Window Jamb next to this door is also shown, with a detail of its enrichment, which is quite in keeping with the door. The size of the daylight of this Window is peculiar, being eight feet high by three wide. ST -pIMtUli '0eiaih \ from4)riirancedoor' •inlinile ■ seel I Q IV •Sec'fion-< ?^- Clevalion-c pir- ■VV I ndow jam b • nex^ • doo r ■daqli ^" hi • £. ■ of - w i ndo >v- 8- o x!) ■ o- ■ in - jamb" ■)n-j amV?ilso - similar- ■round ■ panel • -gtbove ■ door- TT ■in- py^nel mold-ovey- door- I n d O OLij * ^ a nd cornice MACLUflE, M*CDONALD & CO , QLASCOW PLATE LIV. EXAMPLES OF SHIELDS. OHIELDS form an important part in the decoration of old buildings, both ecclesi- astical and domestic. Hardly one exists in which a Shield of some sort or other is not to be seen. A selection is given on this Plate, The one at the top left, from the Antiquarian Museum, Edinburgh, is from an ecclesiastical building, and shows very completely all the emblems of the Passion — -the Pillar to which our blessed Saviour was tied, the Scourge, the Cock which reminded Peter of his sin, the Lanthorn carried by the mob, the Crown of Thorns, the Cross, the Seamless Garment, the Ladder, the Hammer, the Nails, the Spear, the Reed with the Sponge, and the Dice. Two other examples of the Passion are given, one from the Antiquarian Museum, Edin- burgh, and the other from the centre pillar, west door, Haddington Church. The former shows the Cross and Crown of Thorns, the pierced Heart, Hands, and Feet ; the latter the Crown of Thorns, the pierced Heart, Hands, and Feet, and the three Nails. The Shield from Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, shows the sacred monograms ; the one from Farnel Castle likewise. The other three from Edin- burgh are domestic examples from the closes —the one from Chalmers' Close forming the lintel of a fire-place, and the other two being in the front walls of the house. The Shield on the Memorial Tablet from Duddingston Church is built into the wall of the Chancel, inside. The one from Preston is from an old house. A sketch of the Window Head from it is shown on Plate XLVll. The remaining one, from Penicuik Churchyard, must have been in connection with a tomb, the letters of the Monogram being all on one face, and not interlaced, as is the common way. Tla1e-UV- •Trimlq -CoHe^ e-Cfiurch-EOin^- ♦Preston- MAOLURE, MACDONALD & CO., GLASGOW PLATE LV. DETAILS FROM ROWALLAN CASTLE. "13 OWALLAN CASTLE is situated about three miles from Kilmarnock. From the south-west window of the hall the Ambry Door and finishings which occupy this Plate are taken. It dates from 1562, and the character of this woodwork and other bits of woodwork in same room bear out that year. The Ambry is in the window scuntion, and in the one opposite there is another, but less ornamental than that under review. The Pilasters at the sides are enriched with flutings, which, for about two-thirds of the way, is filling with a roll, the ornaments at the left side being away. The Cornice is complete. The Frieze is enriched with simple but effective and very characteristic carved work. There has been a Frieze Molding between the carving and top side of the door, but this is gone. The doors are square framed, and pinned with the moldings worked out of the solid. The panels are pierced with ornamental openings. The iron keyhole escutcheon, which looks as if it had been put on upside down, is given on Plate LVII. The base is complete, a full size section of which, along with the cornice, is given on the bottom part of Plate. PLATE LVI. T^TEAR Elgin is a fine example of a small Norman Church, the Chancel Arch of which is depicted on this Plate, showing the cushioned cap of this period, and other details. Compare the examples from Duddingston, &c., on other Plates with this one. • P(tk-LVt' PLATE LVII. EXAMPLES OF METAL WORK. A LL the examples of Metal Work shown on this Plate are of iron. The Witches' Branks, from Dunfermline, was used as an instrument of torture, being put over the head, and padlocked behind, with the wheel, which had a sharp jagged edge like a saw, put into the mouth. If speaking was attempted, the wheel cut the tongue. This was sketched in the Collection of the late Mr. Joseph Paton. The examples from Linlithgow are a Shutter Board Handle, a Candle Spike, and tail of a Hinge. Those from Rowallan Castle, Ayrshire, are very pretty, and are of 1562 date; and some fine woodwork also of this date still remains in good preservation here. The Money Box or Casket, which is of French workmanship, and of 15th-century date, was sketched in a museum in Villeneuve-sur-Lot, France. The Handle from Darnick Tower is of very chaste design, and savours of Flemish workmanship. Duni=ermiine - •5>>e wil ches hrr* nU s ■ •Jjinlilh g owpftlftce- r?.in>a|l-