The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . ceat Scrabster,* the building had naturally more architectural pretensionsthan was common in Caithness. PORTPATRICK CHURCH,! Wigtonshire. This old parish church is in a state of ruin, having long been aban-doned as a place of worship. It bears on one of its skew-putt stones thedate of its erection, 1629. The church is a cruciform structure (), with a very remarkable round tower at the west end (Fig. 1307).The length outside, measuring from east to west, is 63 feet 6 inches,and 10 feet mo
The castellated and domestic architecture of Scotland, from the twelfth to the eighteenth century . ceat Scrabster,* the building had naturally more architectural pretensionsthan was common in Caithness. PORTPATRICK CHURCH,! Wigtonshire. This old parish church is in a state of ruin, having long been aban-doned as a place of worship. It bears on one of its skew-putt stones thedate of its erection, 1629. The church is a cruciform structure (), with a very remarkable round tower at the west end (Fig. 1307).The length outside, measuring from east to west, is 63 feet 6 inches,and 10 feet more for the projection of the tower; the width is 24 feet10 inches. The length of the transept is 54 feet 2 inches by 24 feet * See Castle Varrich, Vol. iii. p. 253. t For the drawings of this church we are indebted to Mr. Galloway, architect. FOURTH PERIOD — 192 PORTPATRICK CHURCH 8 inches. A screen wall separates the west end of the church from theother paxts, and it is not easy to say whether this is an addition or a partof the original structure, but most probably it is the former. The few. Fio. 1306.—Portpatriek Cliurcli. Plan. details about the building are entirely of the domestic character of theperiod. This will be seen from the mouldings round the windows anddoors (see Fig. ), from the recesses over the windows for coats of arms.
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