Fig. 877.—Whithorn Priory. Ground Plan.
| 1. Foundations of West Tower, which fell at the beginning of last century. | |
| 2. Gable then erected, closing and contracting Parish Church. | |
| 3. In its complete state, Nave of the Old Priory Church, closed at east end by a sixteenth or seventeenth century gable. | |
| 4. Burial Vault of the Murrays of Broughton, seventeenth century. | |
| 5. Site of Cloisters. | |
| 6. Site of Domestic Buildings of Priory, on the foundations of which the present Parish Church was erected, 1822. | |
| 7. Ancient Entrance to Domestic Buildings. | |
| 8. Remains of Slype, uncovered December 1888. | |
| 9. Piece of well-laid Rubble Causeway, with good Camber. | |
| 10. Chapter House, Site of. | |
| 11. Remains of Pillar found in situ. | |
| 12. Small portion of twelfth century South Transept. | |
| 13. Crypt of a later Transept, with small circular and domed chamber, and angle buttresses of uncertain projection. | |
| 14. Chancel Crypt, originally rib-vaulted, now barrel-vaulted. | |
| 15. Stair from Church to Crypt, now blocked. | |
| 16. Larder, or Apartment connected with the preparation of edible animals for the kitchen. | |
| 17. Foundations of Lady Chapel. | |
| Making the entire length of Buildings, inclusive of West Tower, nearly 250 feet. | |
tower at the west end of the church, which contained the belfry, fell more than a century ago, and, in falling, destroyed the west gable of the church.
The buildings of the priory have now been reduced to the nave ([Fig. 876]), an aisleless structure, 74 feet long by 24 feet wide internally, and to some underground vaulted buildings, which no doubt formerly supported the choir and other erections above. Considerable excavations and investigations have recently been made on the site by the Marquis of Bute, under the careful superintendence of Mr. William Galloway, architect, whom we have to thank for the accompanying Plan ([Fig. 877]) showing the outline of all that remains of the priory. The explanations attached to the Plan give Mr. Galloway’s views as to the various parts of the edifice.
Fig. 878.—Whithorn Priory. Nave, from South-East.