The transept was without aisles, and was 14 feet in width, and projected 12 feet 6 inches beyond the nave aisle. There are foundations traceable on the north side of the nave, but it is not clear to what buildings these belonged. It is not improbable, however, that there may have
Fig. 801.—Lincluden College. Door to Sacristy, and Monument to Margaret, Countess of Douglas.
been a north aisle. The sacristy is entered from the north side of the choir. The door is very ornate, and contained, on two shields, the arms of Archibald the Grim and his lady ([Fig. 801]). The sacristy was covered with groined vaulting, and had an entrance from the court of the domestic apartments.
Fig. 802.—Lincluden College. Choir.
The details of the architecture of the choir are of great beauty ([Fig. 802]). It has often been remarked that they are unusually large and massive, as if intended for a larger structure, which gives them great picturesqueness of effect. The corbels which carry the vaulting shafts are carved in the form of angels, some playing musical instruments. The caps of the shafts are richly ornamented with foliage and armorial bearings; and as these are well preserved in the durable red stone of the district, the heraldic decorations tell the story of the intimate connection of the Douglas family with the structure ([Fig. 803]).