[Illustration: 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superseded an earlier one.
[Illustration: 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 sundial over. In the east wall there is an ambry (Fig. 1590) with an
ogee arch, and alongside it what was probably a piscina is now filled
with an old memorial inscription.
[Illustration: FIG. 1589.--Rathan Church.