Fig. 818.—Crosraguel Abbey. View from North-East.
Fig. 819.—Crosraguel Abbey. Cloister, looking North-East.
choir. The nave, thus separated from the choir, was known as St. Mary’s or the Virgin’s Aisle. The wall contained a wheel staircase, and is crowned with a good double belfry, surmounted by a well-carved cross ([Fig. 820]), containing hearts in the centre, and having each arm cut into the form of a cross. This may possibly be in imitation of the crossleted crosses of the Kennedy arms. The pointed doorway from the nave to the choir is of good, simple design, and has been defended with a strong sliding bar, the slot in the wall for which still exists.