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 INTRODUCTION n S. doorway and in pier capitals of Michael- stow. In addition to its use for several fonts, it also occurs in the ornamental work of Callington tower, and in the stoup of Camborne. The hard, dark Catacleuse stone from cliffs near Padstow was used now and again with excellent effect by the mediaeval builders, chiefly in that district. This stone occurs in the arcades of St. Merryn and Stoke Climsland, and in the doorways of Advent, St. Breock, St. Columb Major, Egloshayle, St. Issey, Lelant, St. Mabyn, Little Petherick, and St. Paul. It is also used in monuments at Bodmin and St. Endellion, and in the stoups of St. Endellion and St Issey ; and occasionally in window tracery, as in the W. window of the tower of Zennor and in the S. windows of St. Breock. The St. Stephen or porcelain stone, a kind of soft granite, was largely used by the mediaeval builders of the 15th cent., especially for arcades. It is to be noted at Advent, Bodmin, St. Clement, St. Conan, St. Columb Minor, St. Creed, St. Cury, St. Enoder, St. Erme, St. Feock, Helland, St. Ive, St. Ives, St. Ladock, Lanivet, St. Mawgan - in - Meneage, St. Mawgan-in-Pyder, Merther, St. Mewan, St. Probus, Ruan-Lanyhorne, and St. Stephen-in-Brannel. Considering the number of ports on the Cornish coast, the use of Caen stone was surprisingly limited. In addition to two or three fonts this oversea stone may be noticed in parts of the arcades and the S. doorway of St. Columb Major, the S. doorway of