What is recorded here
A barrel-vaulted crypt or burial vault (int. dims 3m E-W; 2.35m N-S; H 1.6m plus) with wicker-centering in its roof is under the floor of the chapel (ME046-009----) at its centre. It is accessed by steps from the W and the interior is strewn with rubble.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 16 August, 2016
Barrel-vaulted crypt, medieval period. It is significant as an example of early stone vaulting technique using wicker centering, indicating advanced masonry skills in a ecclesiastical context.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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