This curious structure (Fig. 1602) is situated about two and a-half
miles north-west from Dumfries. It was erected by the fourth Lord
Herries shortly before his death in 1583.
A few years ago this “queir” or choir was completely restored, and the
buttresses were then added. Omitting these it may be regarded as a fair
example of the quaint architecture of James VI.’s time, when the revival
of Gothic was attempted, along with the revival of Episcopacy.
[Illustration: FINIALS ON CORNERS OF CHANCEL