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In the angle of the gable above this doorway there is a small triangular 

 aperture. 



On the south side of the nave are two windows which, unlike the door- 

 way, are probably original features. The western window is about the 

 middle of the wall ; it is a Hat-headed opening with sloping jambs. The 

 outer face of this window is revealed around the opening for a wooden 

 shutter rotating as usual on projecting horns. The socket for the upper 

 horn can be seen, but not the lower socket, as the bottom stones on each side 

 are new insertions. There are three lintels spanning this window-opening, 

 the sill of which internally is built up in steps (see fig. 3, where the dimen- 

 sions are marKed). The second window is near the east end of the wall, and 

 no doubt was the illuminant of the original altar. It is round-headed, and 

 built up with voussoirs inside, but capped with a single stone outside. A rude 



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moulding surrounds the opening of the outer face; it consists of a band 

 parallel with the edge of the opening, bearing two grooves upon it (Plate XII, 



fig- !)• 



'I'he photograph, Plate XI, fig. 1, shows a triangular projection attached to 



the southern slope of the eastern gable of the nave. This is the base of a 



bell-cote which once occupied this unusual position. It has, however, fallen, 



and the debris of the masonry is still to be seen on the ground below where 



it fell. 



The chancel arch, which certainly belongs to the period of the added 



chancel, is circular, well-turned, in three orders towards the nave and two 



towards the chancel. It will be seen in Plate XI, fig. 2. Except for a 



grotesque head on the keystone of the outer order towards the nave, this 



arch is entirely without ornament, or even the simplest moulding. It is 



