The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club-- Vol1-35 (1908-1985) ; (1991)- . and side chapels. The north transept is clearly defined, the chamfered baseexisting in good condition to a considerable extent from thenave, without a break. The internal length of this transept is 39 ft. 6 in. and itswidth 25 feet. On the eastern side of the north transept are the founda-tions of a chapel about 15 feet in width, extending the fulllength of the transept: it is possible that this chapel mayhave been subdivided so as to form two chapels. Strange to say, no traces of foundations could be foundof a south
The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club-- Vol1-35 (1908-1985) ; (1991)- . and side chapels. The north transept is clearly defined, the chamfered baseexisting in good condition to a considerable extent from thenave, without a break. The internal length of this transept is 39 ft. 6 in. and itswidth 25 feet. On the eastern side of the north transept are the founda-tions of a chapel about 15 feet in width, extending the fulllength of the transept: it is possible that this chapel mayhave been subdivided so as to form two chapels. Strange to say, no traces of foundations could be foundof a south transept, although the ground was speciallyexcavated with the view of finding these foundations. This,however, must not be taken as evidence that no south transeptexisted, the probability being that the foundations wereremoved for the sake of the stones for road-making or , the foundations of the north-east great pillar at holybood:abbey PUarS- SHEWINJG EXISTING- BML«D11NG •WITH • FOVNJEKVl^IONJ^ • OP • CHOIK • ETC •2V3- EXP03E0 • 1911 •. STAIRCASE TOPICTUBE GALLERYON flRST ELQOR MODERN CARRIAFORMED OVER EFOUNDATIONS I HIGH PORTIONS OF ABBEY BUILDINGS SHEWN ON PLAN THUS—^^HPORTIONS OF EXCAVATED FOUNDATIONS ETC AND RUINED WALLS gj—^ ABOVE GROUND SHEWN THUS ^c^^ FOUNDATIONS ETC EXPOSED AND SURVEYED DURING EXCAVATIONS BUT NOW COVERED UP SHEWN THUS - rrfy EARLY CHRISTIAN GRAVES SHEWN THUS WINDOW IN WEST ARCH OF CROSSING BLOWN DOWN IN 1795AND REBUILT IN 1816. — SCALE OF FEET
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