The new scheme of vaulting was, doubtless, so arranged as to leave the original grave of St. Mungo undisturbed, and allow the new shrine to be erected over the sacred spot.
Fig. 579.—St. Mungo’s Cathedral. Shrine in Lower Church, from South-West.
The eastern part of the lower church is treated in a manner similar to the east aisle and chapels over it, except that in the former the chapels are divided by solid walls (containing arched openings) running between the piers and the east wall. The object of these cross walls has been to
Fig. 580.—St. Mungo’s Cathedral. Lower Church: Bay near East End.
give solidity to the lower part of the structure. In the upper church the pillars between the aisle and the eastern chapels stand free, but to have