Fig. 674.—St. Kentigern’s.
Plan and Base of
Doorway Shaft.
Fig. 675.
St. Kentigern’s.
Caps of Piers.
Fig. 676.—St. Kentigern’s. South Elevation.
St. Kentigern’s stands in the old burial-ground, about one-quarter of a mile south-east from the town. It has been of an unusual arrangement of plan ([Fig. 672]), consisting of a double chamber, divided by a row of pillars and arches down the centre, each division possibly, and one division certainly, having a chancel at the east end. The northern division has almost entirely disappeared, but the central row of pillars and arches ([Fig. 673]) and the walls of the southern division are still fairly preserved. At the point A on Plan is the base of a doorway shaft ([Fig. 674]), which was discovered some years ago by excavation. This possibly represents the north doorway of the church. If so, the north division was about 2 feet wider than the south division. The south division is 74 feet in length by 20 feet in width internally. The five pillars are alternately round and octagonal, and the two responds are half octagons. The caps ([Fig. 675]) are of varied and good design, and the arches have a double splay on each side.
