consisting of a spacious church and stately quire, where are the tombs of the Lord Crichtons of Sanquhar, wrought in freestone, and before them some Lords of the name of Ross."[1]
The effigy of an ecclesiastic (Fig. 1373) was taken from Sanquhar to Friars Carse when the old church was demolished, but it has recently been brought back by Lord Bute.
CARNOCK CHURCH, Fifeshire.
A ruinous structure comprising some fragments of the ancient parish
church which was remodelled soon after the Reformation. The church
(Fig. 1374) now measures, internally, about 42 feet in length by 17 feet
6 inches in width. The east end contains one narrow, but complete,
pointed window, with a simple jamb moulding, and the remains of another
similar window, both having wide internal splays. Another narrow
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Fig. 1374.—Carnock Church. Plan.
pointed window yet exists in the north wall, but in the south wall the windows have been enlarged. The west wall (Fig. 1375) has been rebuilt or heightened, and a belfry of Renaissance style erected upon it. A round-headed doorway has been inserted in each of the north and south walls, and the round arch of the south door now stands detached. A south porch has also been added (see Fig. 1375) with a stone seat on each side, and having a round-headed entrance with large bead on jambs and arch. Two small windows near the ground at the west end seem to
- ↑ History of Sanquhar, by James Brown. Menzies & Co., 1891.
