Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - north transept, tomb recess - Stalley, Roger (My University, 2011)
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of interior of north transept showing part of a tomb recess. Outer order, comprised of a roll-and-fillet moulding, rests on chamfered base with pyramid stops. The inner order of the recess has a round water-holding base (en delit shaft missing) flanked at outer face vertical band of dogtooth ornament, both elements rest on a chamfered plinth.
Keywords: transept; tomb recess; detached shaft; roll-and-fillet moulding; dogtooth ornament; chamfered plinth; chamfered base; water-holding base; Architecture, Medieval--Ireland; Ecclesiastical architecture; Architecture--Ireland--Louth; Cistercian architecture; Funerary monuments; Mouldings; Monasteries--Ireland; Bases (Architecture); Architecture, Gothic; Medieval; Early English Gothic