Fig. 531.—Dunblane Cathedral. Monument in East Bay of Nave.
Fig. 532.—Dunblane Cathedral. Monument in North Aisle of Nave.
carving of the kind was executed about that time. The lion ([Fig. 528]) is especially good of its kind. It was taken out of the cathedral during some of the alterations and repairs made on it about the beginning of this century; and at the same time a considerable quantity of carved woodwork was removed and converted into household furniture. [Fig. 529] shows some of the carvings on the lower side of the misereres of the stalls which have no canopies.
The cathedral contains a few ancient sculptured monuments. One of these is in the north wall of the choir, and consists of a tomb, under a recessed canopy, containing the effigy of a bishop ([Fig. 530]), said to be Finley Dermock, who was bishop of the see in the beginning of the fifteenth century. This bishop built the first bridge over the Allan, at Dunblane, which still survives, although widened and improved. The head of the crozier and the right hand which held it have been knocked off; otherwise the effigy is in good preservation. The feet rest against an animal, much mutilated, whose tail runs into a wreath of foliage of first pointed character.