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Fig. 1587.—Rathan Church. Interior of South and West Sides.
above and a belfry on the apex of the gable, dated 1782, which probably superseded an earlier one.
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Fig. 1588.—Rathan Church. Doorway of Aisle.
The aisle has a round-arched doorway (Fig. 1588) with a bar hole in the west wall, and over it a panel with an inscription in raised letters, "Alexander Fraser of Philorth, Patron," a coat of arms, and part of a broken stone with an inscription. It is possible that these stones are not original, but have been inserted; they are so covered with ivy that it is not easy to determine. In the south gable (Fig. 1589), which is crow-stepped, there is a well-moulded window with a straight lintel, and a
