the south side the ceiling has entirely fallen, and with it the figure
of an angel corresponding to the one on the north side, and soon the
whole thing will come to the ground.
The church, in its original state, had three doorways, one in the centre
of the west end and one in the south wall, the latter being secured (see
Plan) by a sliding bar. Both these doors have bead and hollow mouldings.
The third door was in the north wall and is now built up. There are six
windows in the south wall, the two westmost ones adjoining the great
arch being markedly narrower than the others, and having evidently some
connection with the west arch. These windows have all double splays on
the exterior, except the eastmost one (Fig. 1471), which has a large
quarter hollow moulding continued round the lintel, on which occurs a
shield with the Drummond arms.
All the windows and doors have square lintels, with the mouldings or
splays of the jambs continued round the lintels. The mode of securing
the side door has already been referred to; all the windows are likewise
strongly secured with iron interlacing bars.
[Illustration: FIG. 1473.--Innerpeffray Church. South Doorway.]
Fig. 1472 shows the jamb moulding of the south doorway. Over this
doorway there is a small pointed opening (see Fig. 1469), probably
intended to throw light on the rood screen which stood near it, as is
evident from the corbels for carrying it, three of which still exist on
the south side (see Plan) and one on the opposite side, the others
having been removed to admit a monument. On the north side two of these
corbels are placed (Fig. 1473), one on each side of one of the windows,
which, as will be seen, has been converted into a doorway to give access
to the central burial vault. Alongside the south door there is the stoup
(see Figs. 1473 and 1474). It is of plain design, with a slightly
projecting bracket. The piscina or small recess at the east end is quite
plain, not even having a splay.
A very interesting feature of this church is the altar, which is still
standing against the east wall (see Plan). It has been rough cast over,
so that it cannot be examined thoroughly. It is needless to say that few
ancient altars remain in Scotland, one of the best preserved ones being
at
[Illustration: FIG. 1474.
Innerpeffray Church.