Fig. 176.—St. Serf’s, Dunning. Details of Arch.
Considerable portions of the old church still remain. The building,
Fig. 177.—St. Serf’s, Dunning. Apex of Archway.
as it now stands, is 68 feet long by 25 feet wide on the outside at the east end, and 26 feet 9 inches at the west end. The total length, including the tower, is 82 feet, the height of which to the ridge is 75 feet.
The church has been greatly altered at various times; an aisle has been added on the north side, and the ancient north doorway ([Fig. 178]) has been disfigured and almost concealed by an outside staircase being built across it. The west gable wall of the church, however, and a good part of the north wall and the east wall are original. The ancient corbels at the north parapet still survive (see [Fig. 178.]), and the raggle of the original roof is seen against the east side of the tower (see [Fig. 173.]). It is thus quite evident that the existing building is in great part on the site of the Ecclesia
