St Mary's Aisle
The St Mary's Aisle is a wing of an old church building in the Scottish village of Carnwath in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
A St. Mary's Church was built on the site around 1386. It was Thomas Somerville, 1st Lord Somerville , who in 1424 had the church expanded into a collegiate foundation. The St Mary's Aisle was added at this stage. It was the northern section of the transept. After a new church was built, the old Marienkirche was no longer used after 1799. The church was later demolished with the exception of St Mary's Aisle. This was revised and served the local landed gentry as a mausoleum. Several of the Lords Somerville and the Earls of Carnwath are buried there. Further changes were made during the 19th century.
description
St Mary's Aisle is right next to Carnwath Parish Church on the western edge of Carnwath. There is no structural connection to the church. The ogival entrance portal is located on the north side below a decorative five-part tracery with decorative leaded glass windows . On the opposite side of the building there is a round tracery with a rounded roof . An underlying portal with cornices has meanwhile been closed with masonry. Buttresses divide the three axis-wide side facades vertically. They end with decorative pegs with foliage ornamentation . It is possible that these elements do not correspond to the original condition and were adapted to the appearance of the current church during construction. The final gable roof is covered with stone slabs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on St Mary's Aisle in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 42 ′ 1.1 ″ N , 3 ° 37 ′ 54.6 ″ W.