View of tower arch and nave from W.

Description View of tower arch and nave from W.

Date 23/3/1999

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number D 41954 CN

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 439426

Scope and Content Interior view of St Mary's Parish Church, Monymusk, Aberdeenshire In 1170 Gilchrist, Earl of Mar, established a community of Augustinian canons at Monymusk. The present church, although mainly modern, incorporates two principal features of the Augustinian priory-church: the west tower and the chancel arch. The west arch, seen here, which stands between the nave and the tower, has neither capitals or shafts, unlike the chancel arch behind; it has merely an impost band. In medieval churches visual emphasis was given to the area around the altar. The church, a typical mid-12th-century parish church, is built in a Romanesque style. This term is used to describe buildings of this date in Europe which are characterised by the use of round arches, and thick walls to support the roof. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

Medium Colour negative

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