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 chancel. The arcade (Fig. 1440) has plain octagonal pillars and three round arches with broad splays. The caps and bases are moulded, and indicate a late date.

The chancel is surrounded with a plain wall 6 to 7 feet high, and has a piscina in the south wall.

AUCHTERARDER CHURCH,.

This old church is situated a little to the north of the town, and is surrounded by an old churchyard. It is densely ivy clad and generally

—Auchterarder Church. Plan.

concealed by vegetation, and thoroughly neglected. The church (Fig. 1441) measures about 81 feet long by about 24 feet 6 inches wide externally. There is almost no architectural feature now

Auchterarder Church.

Piscina.

—Auchterarder Church. View from South-West.

visible except a piscina (Fig. 1442) in the usual place in the south wall near the east end, which part of the building is walled off as a tomb house. The piscina is triangular headed, somewhat like the one in the choir of Paisley Abbey.