At the north-west corner of the church there was a small chapel (now removed), with a wide opening into the church. It had a vaulted roof, which abutted against the clerestory. Half buried in the ruins of this chapel is the recess of what appears to have been a piscina. The chapel is called Queen Margaret’s, and is supposed to have been built by James IV. in honour of his queen.
Another chapel dedicated to St. Andrew, at the north-east end of the nave, is still entire. This chapel (Fig. [1248]), which till within the last
Fig. 1251.—Stirling Parish Church.
North Window of St. Andrew’s Chapel.
few months was private property, has been handed over to the keeping of the authorities of Stirling, and is now, for the first time for many years, if not centuries, made accessible to the public, so that drawings of the interior can now be made. The partition which closed the access to the chapel from the church still remains, and a door which was cut through the east wall at the time the partition was put up is still in use, but these alterations are not shown on the Plan (Fig. [1248]).[129]
The chapel measures about 15 feet 9 inches in length, and has a width of about 12 feet from the north wall. Its height from the original floor to the apex of the roof is about 15 feet 8 inches. It enters from the church by a round
Fig. 1252.—Stirling Parish Church. Section of North Window of St. Andrew’s Chapel.