As already mentioned, the west end of the nave (see [Fig. 374.]), and especially the western doorway, are quite Norman in character. The west doorway ([Fig. 375]) is a noble specimen of its period. The ingoing
Fig. 373.—Jedburgh Abbey. Clerestory Details.
is deeply recessed, and has contained five free nook shafts on each side, besides the door jamb, with intermediate shafts and elaborate enrichments. The caps are foliaged, and of late Norman character. In the arch there is an order over each shaft, and intermediate enrichments and mouldings. The ornaments consist of the chevron, both solid and under cut, and other greatly relieved enrichments and rosettes.
The jambs of the doorway and the arch over it contain heads and other ornaments in panels, now much decayed. The doorpiece projects some feet, and on the north side of the projection a small round arch (see [Fig. 374.]) can be traced.
The doorpiece is surmounted by three little gablets. The central one
Fig. 374.—Jedburgh Abbey. West End and part of North Side.