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Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County Louth - interior, west end - crypt
Photograph by Roger Stalley. West - end crypt viewed from the south. The rectangular main chamber is accessed via stone steps and is lit by four small windows in the west wall, each had a cruciform grille. A doorway leads from this main chamber to a roughly square - planned room under the west bay of the north aisle. It receives no direct lighting.…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - chapter house, south elevation, east window
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of eastern - most window in the south elevation of the chapter house. A pair of cusped round - headed lights are surmounted by a small spherical diamond light which separates the curvilinear tracery above. This is composed of two cusped inward facing mouchettes surmounted by a cusped quatrefoil light. The mullions…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - chapter house, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Buttress on the exterior of chapter house showing base course formed of plinth with upper concave moulding surmounted by a filleted roll.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - chapter house, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Angle buttress on the exterior of chapter house showing base course with convave moulding at top of plinth surmounted by a filleted roll.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - cloister arcade (south side)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Reconstructed section of the south side of the cloister viewed from the south west showing arcade of twin colonettes composed of twin, round en délit shafts and scalloped capitals surmounted by round arches.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - cloister arcade (south side)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Reconstructed section of the south side of the cloister showing arcade of twin colonettes of round en délit shafts and scalloped capitals supporting round arches.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - nave from north - west
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Nave viewed from the north - west showing foundations of the north and south aisle walls and some of the main arcade piers including the north - west and south - west crossing piers. The chapter house with Decorated window is visible in the background.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - presbytery south elevation, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of east end of presbytery from the south - east showing buttress projecting from a battered masonry plinth. Disposition and size of the buttresses on north and south elevations suggest the existence of a rib - vault in the extended presbytery, probably divided into three bays. A similar arrangement exists at the…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - presbytery, south - east corner, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of east end of presbytery from the south - east showing buttress at the south - east corner, projecting from a battered masonry plinth. Disposition and size of the buttresses on north and south elevations suggest the existence of a rib - vault in the extended presbytery, probably divided into three bays. A similar…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - west end, crypt
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Exterior view of crypt from the west showing stone access steps to the nave. West elevation shows four small windows, previously each had a cruciform grille. The crypt is composed of a main chamber accessed from the nave by stone steps. It gives onto a roughly square - planned room under the west bay of the north aisle…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - presbytery east end, north elevation, tomb recess & stringcourse
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north elevation of extended east end presbytery showing tomb recess and stringcourse. Recess has water - holding base (endélit shaft missing) and mouldings with vertical line of dogtooth ornament. A small segment of roll - and - fillet moulded stringcourse is also visible at the angle of the north and east…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - arcade pier
Photograph by Roger Stalley. North transept, east arcade, first pier (seen from the south) showing square piers with roll - and - fillet angle shafts. Shafts flanked by three - quarter hollows and fillets. Hollows run into a chamfer at base.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling and roll - and - fillet shafts with foliate capitals.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling, roll - and - fillet octagonal shafts with foliate capitals and water - holding bases.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the Chapter House showing traceried window, rib - vaulted ceiling and a selection of moulded stone fragments including scalloped capitals, voussoirs and corbels.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of the chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling, portion of window rere - arch mouldings and bell capital with nailhead ornament carried on a roll - and - fillet shaft.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the Chapter House showing doorway with receding orders on chamfered bases, rib - vaulted ceiling and a selection of moulded stone fragments including scalloped capitals, voussoirs and corbels.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of chapter house showing dressed splayed stone reveal with rere - arch elaborated with foliate capital and shaft.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house, window, capital and vault rib
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of chapter house showing window with filleted arch mouldings and foliate capital carried on a shaft. Rib vaulting also visible. Original tracery has been substituted with glazing.