The side aisles are vaulted with stone, and the tracery is modern. The piers are of an ordinary late section (see Fig. [1244]), and the details recall the later work of St. Giles’, Edinburgh. The caps are of the character of many late Scottish buildings, such as St. Giles’ and St. Michael’s (choir), the abacus containing a number of straight members, while the bed moulding breaks round the mouldings of the piers. The small shreds
Fig. 1249.—Stirling Parish Church. Interior of Chapel of St. Andrew.
of foliage introduced are very peculiar. The bases also recall some of the above buildings. There is no triforium, and the clerestory windows, which are round-headed, are brought down to the string course immediately over
Fig. 1250.—Stirling Parish Church.
South-East Corner of St. Andrew’s Chapel.
the arches of the main arcade.