. History of the religious house of Pluscardyn . -value), this doorway was probably built at the same time as the North wall of the Choir. The Chapter House and Passage Way.—The Chapter-houses were alwayssituated on the East side of the Cloister Court. In monastic buildings theywere not so many-sided as in those belonging to secular canons. Here inPluscardyn the Chapter-house is a square, with the roof supported by acentral pillar, of which a section is given in the accompanying illustration.^A very beautiful engraving of the Chapter-house in a ruined state, and notas now restored, may be seen
. History of the religious house of Pluscardyn . -value), this doorway was probably built at the same time as the North wall of the Choir. The Chapter House and Passage Way.—The Chapter-houses were alwayssituated on the East side of the Cloister Court. In monastic buildings theywere not so many-sided as in those belonging to secular canons. Here inPluscardyn the Chapter-house is a square, with the roof supported by acentral pillar, of which a section is given in the accompanying illustration.^A very beautiful engraving of the Chapter-house in a ruined state, and notas now restored, may be seen in Mr Billiugs architectural drawings. The * See Boutells English Heraldry, pp. xv., IS. f Cutts Scenes and Characters of the Middle Ages, p. 72. X Mr Muir, ut supra, p. 77, remarks on Pluscardyn as possessing a fine and perfect form ofSecond-pointed Chapter-house, viz., a square with enriched roof, centrally supported by a clusteredpillar. Subsequently, p. 114, Mr Muir speaks of the Chapter-house as having a hue and curiouslymoulded 176 PLUSCARDYN. ^ on the arches of the rout are all floral, with the exception of an Agnus Dei,which has been copied by Mr Cordiner (No. 23), and was almost the latestsculpture with which he occupied his mind. The Priors seat, slightly elevated,occupied the East end, and in front of it a desk was placed. Here lessons orChajicrs were read by novices, and expounded by the Prior, after whichnanus held in honour were read out, and a rajuicscant in pace said when theroll was ended. The remarkable acoustic properties of the PluscardynChapter-house must have given singular richness and impressiveness to thereadings and prayers. A very slender voice seems powerful and musical inthe striking resonance of this little chamber.* Adjoining the Chapter-house is a passage-way, by some believed to havebeen constructed for the convenience of the Prior passing from his house tothe Cloisters. Others believe it to be no more than a passage for general usef
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