150 The Pre- Reformation Churches of Berwickshire. 



W. wall of the chapter-house is built upon its roof. On the 

 outside this gable is wholly destitute of details, but on its inner 

 side it shows traces of a fireplace and vent. The curious corbel 

 here figured (Fig. 20) is in the north-east angle, and from its 

 position may readily escape notice. 



Eio. 20. 



The east elevation of the chapter-house presents outwardly 

 several features of interest. It has been gabled, and is flanked 

 by two turrets, partly formed hy broad, flat buttresses placed 

 against the sides of its external angler*, which have cylindrical 

 banded shafts, as at Coldingham. Each turret contains a wheel- 

 stair, and terminates in a low, conical stone roof or cap, octagonal 

 in plan. Two smaller buttresses have been carried nearly half 

 way up the elevation between the three lanciform windows 

 already rnferred to ; and above each of these windows is, or was 

 till lately, gi plain dripstone, bevelled below, and continued as a 

 string-course, in a curious zig-zag fashion, across the intervening 

 buttresses. Above the centre light is a square -headed window, 

 apparently of late date ; and over this again is a small opening, 

 quatre-f oiled. There is a square window in the S. wall also, 

 wliich, like the other, has lighted the upper apartment. The 

 base-table is doubly sloped or splayed horizontally, and has a 

 pointed roll above. 



The Common Room or Parlour of the abbej', 45 feet long, 

 by 23^ feet wide, unlike the chapter-house, which lies east and 

 west, is placed longitudinally north and south, with its north 

 end abutting against the S. wall of the chapter-house, through 

 which there is a doorway connecting the two apartments. A 

 semicircular-headed doorway in the opposite wall leads into a 

 Passage similar to that between St. Modan's Chapel and the 

 chapter-house ; and there are doorways in the E. and W. walls. 

 The W. wall also contains traces of the fire-place, which has 



