Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County Louth - interior, west end - crypt
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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. The west wall has a large 'L'-shaped cupboard with a barrel vault and indications of wicker centering. It may have been used as a safe or strong-room. A smaller sealed chamber exists to the east of the main one but is not accessible.Role:
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IrishTitle of Larger Entity:
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, Collon, County LouthWork:
architecture
Author: Stalley, Roger
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crypt, steps, chamber, doorway, barrel vault, wicker centering, window, cruciform, grille, safePeriod:
MedievalStyle:
Early English GothicLicences: