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by a semicircular arch, and the pediment is filled by a single stone, as shown in 

 the annexed outline. 



Having now described the original features of this building, it may be 

 desirable to notice in detail, those subsequently added ; and first, of the small 

 round belfry placed on the west gable. This is nine feet in height, from the 

 ridge of the roof to its conical roof, which is six feet in height, so that the entire 

 height, from the level of the ground, is forty-six feet. Its interior diameter is 

 four feet six inches. It has four quadrangular apertures, each about four feet 

 six inches in height, which face the cardinal points, and another aperture of 

 smaller size on the east side. The entrance to this tower is from the croft, or 

 upper apartment, already described. 



The chancel was internally eleven feet three inches in length, and nine feet 

 three inches in breadth, and was lighted by two semicircular-headed windows, 



