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(handwritten on back of image): 39, Bective, Co. Meath: Cistercian Abbey: Interior of S. arcade of cloister looking W. c. 13 1/2 ft. from base of nearest pier of colonettes c. 7/20 sec. at ap. 22 (multiple images on file)

Photograph by Roger Stalley. Hore Abbey viewed from the north - east showing east end with triple lancets and corner buttresses; remains of the chapter house are present in the north - facing cloister which is the only example of this layout in Irish Cistercian architecture.

Photograph by Roger Stalley. Reconstructed section of the south side of the cloister viewed from the south west showing arcade of twin colonettes composed of twin, round en délit shafts and scalloped capitals surmounted by round arches.

Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of tower, nave arcade and south transept from the south - west.Three bay nave arcade carried on cylindrical piers, the most westerly pier is buttressed. South transept has three bays of round arches on square piers. The south gable elevation has a large pointed window with switch - line tracery. Tower is lit with…

Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of first bay of the south nave wall. Chamfered arch moulding is carried on a cylindrical pier of ashlar masonry with bell capital and water - holding base. Late Gothic entrance to night stair and coeval south cloister walk can be seen on far side of nave arcade.

Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of east cloister walk. The arcades are subdivided into bays of three arches by two chamfered buttresses with chamfered capitals and four - centred arches with chamfered voussoirs. The cloister has a pointed vault of rubble masonry.

Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of nave through to south transept and south cloister walk from north - west(north elevation missing). East end has five graded lancet windows with one additional lancet in the centre of the gable. South elevation has nine trefoil - headed lancet windows with niches below which have round, trefoil and ogee - headed…

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