Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760 . )itals. A large window seemsto have been first designed in the west end, whicli has been NEW ABBEY. 29 built up, and now there are only two long windows in these is a tine round window divided into twelve com-partments like those of Westminster Abhev, and over this is atriangular window ciise, the window without being in tlie sliapeof the trefoil, both of them emblems of the Trinitv, which isverj particular. In the top of the south end of the transeptis part of a round window, but the gabel end of the chapterhouse building rises above the middle of
Tours in Scotland 1747, 1750, 1760 . )itals. A large window seemsto have been first designed in the west end, whicli has been NEW ABBEY. 29 built up, and now there are only two long windows in these is a tine round window divided into twelve com-partments like those of Westminster Abhev, and over this is atriangular window ciise, the window without being in tlie sliapeof the trefoil, both of them emblems of the Trinitv, which isverj particular. In the top of the south end of the transeptis part of a round window, but the gabel end of the chapterhouse building rises above the middle of it, and takes off somuch of the ndow. A view of both are here South End of the Church of the New Abbey. The Isles are destroyed, so that the six arches of the bodyof the church appear in view. To the south of the cross is thepassage, probably to the abbots lodging, over tlie chapterhouse, wliich consists of two groin arches without a of that seems to have been the refectory. W^est of thiswas the cloister, and in it, near the refectory, a cistern forwater remains entire, with fine semi-circular basons. Theytalk much of money found in several parts, and the communionplate which was sold for brass, but all this is doubtful. The 30 TOUR THROUGH SCOTLAND, 17(J0. bist abbot of the place was livin<ij on some lands adjacent inthe nieniorv of some very old people who were lately was informed that this abbey was but just finished before theReformation, liefore I knew this I saw plainly the churchhad been altered, and most part of the body added to it, forthe windows over two of the arches consist of four jilain ])ointe(larches. T
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