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,about 35 feet long by 27 feet wide, and projected towards the east; but the
east end, being under the mansion, cannot be explored. The buildings
adjoining to the south are well preserved on the ground floor. They are
erroneously designated the crypts, as they are entirely above ground. The
long range, with central pillars, was the fratry, beyond which was a large
hall. On the south side of the cloister there was a passage and a well-
preserved kitchen, with a large fireplace, measuring 12 feet 6 inches by 6
feet, and having still traces of smoke. Adjoining it, to the west, are the
foundations of the refectory, 106 feet long by 33 feet 6 inches wide. It will
be observed that, as usual in Scotland, the refectory is parallel with the
church. On the west side of the cloister the foundations of several buildings
have been laid bare. Next the nave there has been a passage containing a
staircase to the dormitory of the conversi; then came a large apartment, 67
feet long by 28 feet 6 inches wide; then the entrance passage to the cloister,
6 feet 2 inches wide, with a doorway 4 feet 9 inches wide. To the south of
this is another large apartment, 68 feet long by 23 feet 9 inches wide, having
foundations of a central row of pillars, the bases of which are all different
(Fig. 654). Still farther south are found remains of a large arched conduit or
drain, 2 feet 6 inches wide, and the same height.
In the vaulted fratry there stands an old font (Fig. 655), which was found
at Mavisbank House, some miles distant, about the year 1873, by workmen
when digging for foundations of proposed new buildings. On the supposition
that it contained the arms of Abbot Hasmall, and therefore belonged to
Newbattle, it was brought here. It is interesting as being evidently intended,
from the coats of arms with which it is adorned, to be a memorial of the
royal family during the first half of the sixteenth century. The arms it
contains are:—
1st Shield.—Arms of Ramsay.
2nd Shield.—Arms of Margaret of England (daughter of Henry VII.), wife of
James IV.
3rd Shield.—Arms of Magdalene of France (daughter of Francis I.), first
wife of James V.
4th Shield.—Arms of Scotland (James V.)
5th Shield.—Arms of Marie of Lorraine (daughter of Claude, Duke of
Guise), second wife of James V.
,6th Shield.—Supposed to be the arms of James Hasmall, Abbot of Newbotle
(1542-1554).[101]
7th and 8th Shields.—Blank.
Only the bowl of the font is old. It is octagonal, and measures about 2 feet
6½ inches in width and 12½ inches across each face. The height of the bowl
is 1 foot 7½ inches, and the depth 13½ inches, with a square hole at bottom.
There is also preserved at Newbattle the seated figure of an ecclesiastic,
holding a book on his knee (Fig. 656). It is probably a work of the fourteenth
or fifteenth century, as in the earlier years of Cistercian rule figure
representations were prohibited; and the little rosette ornament seen on the
sedilia indicates that period. The head is unfortunately broken, but the figure
otherwise is beautifully preserved. The total
Fig. 657.—Newbattle Abbey. Details of Mouldings.
, Fig. 658.—Newbattle Abbey. Details of Doorway, &c.
height of the fragment is about 27¼ inches, and the breadth about 15 inches,
with a relief of about 5 inches.
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,about 35 feet long by 27 feet wide, and projected towards the east; but the
east end, being under the mansion, cannot be explored. The buildings
adjoining to the south are well preserved on the ground floor. They are
erroneously designated the crypts, as they are entirely above ground. The
long range, with central pillars, was the fratry, beyond which was a large
hall. On the south side of the cloister there was a passage and a well-
preserved kitchen, with a large fireplace, measuring 12 feet 6 inches by 6
feet, and having still traces of smoke. Adjoining it, to the west, are the
foundations of the refectory, 106 feet long by 33 feet 6 inches wide. It will
be observed that, as usual in Scotland, the refectory is parallel with the
church. On the west side of the cloister the foundations of several buildings
have been laid bare. Next the nave there has been a passage containing a
staircase to the dormitory of the conversi; then came a large apartment, 67
feet long by 28 feet 6 inches wide; then the entrance passage to the cloister,
6 feet 2 inches wide, with a doorway 4 feet 9 inches wide. To the south of
this is another large apartment, 68 feet long by 23 feet 9 inches wide, having
foundations of a central row of pillars, the bases of which are all different
(Fig. 654). Still farther south are found remains of a large arched conduit or
drain, 2 feet 6 inches wide, and the same height.
In the vaulted fratry there stands an old font (Fig. 655), which was found
at Mavisbank House, some miles distant, about the year 1873, by workmen
when digging for foundations of proposed new buildings. On the supposition
that it contained the arms of Abbot Hasmall, and therefore belonged to
Newbattle, it was brought here. It is interesting as being evidently intended,
from the coats of arms with which it is adorned, to be a memorial of the
royal family during the first half of the sixteenth century. The arms it
contains are:—
1st Shield.—Arms of Ramsay.
2nd Shield.—Arms of Margaret of England (daughter of Henry VII.), wife of
James IV.
3rd Shield.—Arms of Magdalene of France (daughter of Francis I.), first
wife of James V.
4th Shield.—Arms of Scotland (James V.)
5th Shield.—Arms of Marie of Lorraine (daughter of Claude, Duke of
Guise), second wife of James V.
,6th Shield.—Supposed to be the arms of James Hasmall, Abbot of Newbotle
(1542-1554).[101]
7th and 8th Shields.—Blank.
Only the bowl of the font is old. It is octagonal, and measures about 2 feet
6½ inches in width and 12½ inches across each face. The height of the bowl
is 1 foot 7½ inches, and the depth 13½ inches, with a square hole at bottom.
There is also preserved at Newbattle the seated figure of an ecclesiastic,
holding a book on his knee (Fig. 656). It is probably a work of the fourteenth
or fifteenth century, as in the earlier years of Cistercian rule figure
representations were prohibited; and the little rosette ornament seen on the
sedilia indicates that period. The head is unfortunately broken, but the figure
otherwise is beautifully preserved. The total
Fig. 657.—Newbattle Abbey. Details of Mouldings.
, Fig. 658.—Newbattle Abbey. Details of Doorway, &c.
height of the fragment is about 27¼ inches, and the breadth about 15 inches,
with a relief of about 5 inches.
