Fig. 651.—Beauly Priory.
Drip Stone and Panel.
The repairs carried out by Prior Alexander were probably the work required for the erection of the tomb of Sir Kenneth and his own tomb, which was in a recess in the choir on the opposite side of the wall from that of Sir Kenneth.
Fig. 652.—Beauly Priory. Tomb of Sir Kenneth Mackenzie.
The tomb of Sir Kenneth ([Fig. 652]) is a good specimen of the work of the period, and is very similar to other tombs of the same kind at Fortrose and Fearn. The recumbent figure, clad in full armour, rests on an arcaded tomb or pedestal, and the recess, which is covered with a pointed canopy, is enriched with a crocketed label and pinnacle bearing a shield, and the whole tomb is flanked by two thin buttresses. On the sill is engraved the following inscription:—“Hic Jacet Kanyens M. Kynych d’us de Kyntayl. q. obiit dii Februarii A. Di M.CCCC.LXXXXI.”
The chamber to the south of the choir has also contained monuments, but they are now destroyed. It measures 22 feet by 17 feet internally, and seems to have been connected by a door with the conventual buildings to the south. It has contained two stories, the upper story forming a gallery, connected with the church by a wide arch (see [Fig. 649]).