The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club-- Vol1-35 (1908-1985) ; (1991)- . gv B D -16^ /^^^^^TT^fe^-^ ^H, nOLYDOODIABBEY 3ECTIOfN3 • 3HE\V1MGEXI3T11SJG-BMLDING WITH• FaV\lECSnriO/M3 • OF •CHOIQ • ETC -^^3 • EXPOSED • lOIl • PUBLIC I -w FOUNDATIONS OF BOUNDARY WALL e? MOV_Ep_l?IO PATUj^ : lOOOP ABOVE ORDNANCE DATUM >LINE_OF_GROUND BEFORE EXCAVATION _ >ci?od»r*4G* •3EOT10N- (0000 ABOVE ORDNANCE DATUM ^LINE OF GROUND BEFORE EXCi^VATION •SECnCBN-CD-. TMXKJKNaEPT- , ?^llllfllll^ h ^- • SCJVLrE • OF • FEET* • /^:^TXkcLji^ RESEARCHES AT HOLYROOD 193 the crossing could not be found, although t
The Book of the Old Edinburgh Club-- Vol1-35 (1908-1985) ; (1991)- . gv B D -16^ /^^^^^TT^fe^-^ ^H, nOLYDOODIABBEY 3ECTIOfN3 • 3HE\V1MGEXI3T11SJG-BMLDING WITH• FaV\lECSnriO/M3 • OF •CHOIQ • ETC -^^3 • EXPOSED • lOIl • PUBLIC I -w FOUNDATIONS OF BOUNDARY WALL e? MOV_Ep_l?IO PATUj^ : lOOOP ABOVE ORDNANCE DATUM >LINE_OF_GROUND BEFORE EXCAVATION _ >ci?od»r*4G* •3EOT10N- (0000 ABOVE ORDNANCE DATUM ^LINE OF GROUND BEFORE EXCi^VATION •SECnCBN-CD-. TMXKJKNaEPT- , ?^llllfllll^ h ^- • SCJVLrE • OF • FEET* • /^:^TXkcLji^ RESEARCHES AT HOLYROOD 193 the crossing could not be found, although there can be nodoubt at all that such foundations existed. Fragmentary remains of the chapter - house foundationswere found, sufficient, however, to be of great interest, showingnot only the position, but the form and extent of the centre pillar was found to be octagonal, 5 ft. 4 in. indiameter, lying about 44 feet eastward from the nave, andabout 48 feet southward from the south wall of the remains of the masonry of the main wall of the chapter-house, together with the bases of three flying buttresses uponthe eastern side, indicate the form of the plan as that of anirregular octagon, the interior dimensions being about 48 feeton the axis lying north-west and south-east, and about 40 feeton the axis lying north-east and south-west. Early Christian Church Foundations of a separate building were found within theare
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