Fig. 1094.—The Collegiate Church of Rosslyn. Carved Slab over Entrance to Vault.
generally known as the “’Prentice Pillar” (see Fig. [1081]). It consists of a series of wreaths twisted round the shaft, each wreath curving from base to capital round one quarter of the pillar. The ornamentation of the wreaths corresponds in character with the other carving of the church; and the grotesque animals on the base find a counterpart in those of the chapter house pillar at Glasgow Cathedral.
Beneath the choir are the vaults in which many of the St. Clairs are buried. The entrance is under a slab on which the incised outline of a knight in armour is carved (Fig. [1094]), with a dog at his feet, and a small shield at his head, bearing a lion rampant contourné.
Fig. 1095.—The Collegiate Church of Rosslyn. Monument to George, Fourth Earl of Caithness.
The monument to George, fourth Earl of Caithness, who died in 1582, originally stood against the wall of the north aisle. It was removed in 1736, and placed against the wall at the west end of the north aisle (see Fig. [1079]). This monument (Fig. [1095]) contains the family motto, “Commit thy work to God,” and the arms of the St. Clairs.
THE COLLEGIATE CHURCH OF DUNGLASS,[87]
Haddingtonshire.
This deserted but very complete edifice is situated within one mile of Cockburnspath Railway Station. It is in a good state of preservation, and its masonry may be described as almost entire, with the exception of the damages done to it during last century, when it was fitted up for stabling and other farm purposes; or, as stated in the Hutton Collection,[88] made in the eighteenth century, “It is at present employed in a great variety of domestic uses.” The structure now stands a neglected ruin, and is put to no purpose whatever, except that the south transept is used as the burial-place of the family of the Halls of Dunglass.
The building (Fig. [1096]) is cruciform, and consists of a nave 40 feet long by 20 feet wide internally, a choir 33 feet 3 inches long by 17 feet 9 inches wide, and north and south transepts, each 21 feet 7 inches long by 13 feet 9 inches wide. The total internal length of the church is 90 feet 8 inches, and the total length of the transept from north to south