Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . South JainbjWest Thee. Outer Ring, Arch. S/OT265 >3ca/e of Inches. T-r,f,,f,.f.,f Fig. 3. The second arch ring has an elaborate chevron and rollmoulding, each stone having a complete chevron on face andsoffite meeting in a point over the roll on the angle. Unlike theusual chevron arrangement, in which the base of the chevron,occupies the whole width of the stone, it is here, narrower and. 30 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND the moulding is bent in a short segment form. There are theusual rows of conical pellets, and the space b
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . South JainbjWest Thee. Outer Ring, Arch. S/OT265 >3ca/e of Inches. T-r,f,,f,.f.,f Fig. 3. The second arch ring has an elaborate chevron and rollmoulding, each stone having a complete chevron on face andsoffite meeting in a point over the roll on the angle. Unlike theusual chevron arrangement, in which the base of the chevron,occupies the whole width of the stone, it is here, narrower and. 30 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND the moulding is bent in a short segment form. There are theusual rows of conical pellets, and the space between the chevronsis deeply hollowed. Of the inner ring only three stones remain, the rest beingmodern. I think the present arrangement as rebuilt is incorrect,and that originally the stones were arranged with chevrons point-ing outwards and downwards alternately. The jambs in each order are square in plan, the inner andouter having roll mouldings on the angles, finishing in the heads,or rather mouths, of animals, which are worked on the square andseem to grip the rolls. Both of these jambs contained longpanels with carved continuous ornament of similar character tothe fragments shown, which are the only ones easily decipher-
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