The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . ed, andtwo intertwined fish with beaked mouths. STTRLINO PARISH CHURCH 141 FOURTH PERIOD THE PARISH CHURCH,* Stirling. This church, which is in a fairly well preserved state, consists of a naveand choir, withnorth and south aisles, an eastern apse, and central westtower (see Plan, Fig. ). It is the two latter features which are illus-trated as having a bearing on the subject of Scottish architecture ( 1259, and 1260). The nave, including the lower part of the tower,is^the most anci
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . ed, andtwo intertwined fish with beaked mouths. STTRLINO PARISH CHURCH 141 FOURTH PERIOD THE PARISH CHURCH,* Stirling. This church, which is in a fairly well preserved state, consists of a naveand choir, withnorth and south aisles, an eastern apse, and central westtower (see Plan, Fig. ). It is the two latter features which are illus-trated as having a bearing on the subject of Scottish architecture ( 1259, and 1260). The nave, including the lower part of the tower,is^the most ancient part of the structure ; but there appears to be no recordof the date of its erection, and as this portion of the building has no connec-tion with our subject we need not consider it here. The original westentrance was in the base of the western tower ; but in the course of modernalterations, it, along with other ancient features, has been destroyed. Thedate of the erection of the choir is, however, known from an agreement,entered into in 1507, between James Beaton, Abbot of Dunfermline, and. Fig. 1257.—The Parish Church, Stirling. Plan. the Town Council of Stirling, whereby the latter undertook to build anew choir conform to the existing nave, the abbot agreeing to pay to thecouncil £200 (Scots), besides a yearly payment of 40s., as also providingall the ornaments necessary for the high altar. It appears to have beencompleted so far as to permit of a service being held in it in 1520. The exterior of the apse (see Fig. 1258) presents one of the most strik-ing architectural designs in Scotland. The buttresses with the numerousoffsets are very characteristic of Scottish work. The waggon vault is, aswe have already pointed out, the favourite method of vaulting adoptedboth in churches and castles; but it is remarkable to find this systemcarried out in an apse (see Fig. 1259) the octagonal plan of which cer-tainly does not lend itself to such a form of arching. On the contrary
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