Chadburn, R. (2007). Building stone sources for Whithorn Priory, Dundrennan Abbey and other historic buildings in Galloway. Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc 81 (third series). Vol 81, pp. 63-69.
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Building stone sources for Whithorn Priory, Dundrennan Abbey and other historic buildings in Galloway | |||||||||||
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Trans Dumfriesshire Galloway Natur Hist Antiq Soc 81 (third series) | |||||||||||
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Transactions of the Dumfriesshire & Galloway Natural History & Antiquarian Society | |||||||||||
Volume Volume number and part |
81 | |||||||||||
Page Start/End The start and end page numbers. |
63 - 69 | |||||||||||
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Abstract The abstract describing the content of the publication or report |
In 2003, during a survey of the collection of decorative carved stones from the ecclesiastical buildings on the site of Whithorn Cathedral Priory, the author was asked to add a geological annotation to the stonework typologies. Upon analysis, the stonework appeared to reflect the various phases of construction and alteration to the building fabric from the twelfth century to the dissolution and disassembly of the Priory in the late-sixteenth century. Although there were ecclesiastical structures on the Whithorn site prior to the twelfth century, in the present collection the only stonework types of pre-twelfth century date are the Celtic memorial stones, including the crosses classified as products of the `Whithorn School', most of which utilise flat slabs of the local graywacke bedrock that outcrop in and around the Whithorn area. The stone comprising the Whithorn collection fall into six distinguishable groups. After analysis, it became apparent that there was a direct correlation with some of these groups to the rock types that outcrop on the Solway coast, and in particular to the exposures around Abbey Burnfoot. These groups also matched the stones used in the building of Dundrennan Abbey. With the completion of the analysis of the Whithorn collection, the potential value of a more extensive study of building stone used in various medieval and later buildings in the Galloway area was indicated and is a current ongoing project. | |||||||||||
Year of Publication The year the book, article or report was published |
2007 | |||||||||||
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BIAB
(The British & Irish Archaeological Bibliography (BIAB))
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Created Date The date the record of the pubication was first entered |
11 Feb 2008 |
