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Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo capital, abacus and shaft
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Capital of the lavabo with acanthus foliate carving in the bell surmounted by a roll - and - fillet abacus all resting upon a jamb with a round shaft. Richly moulded soffit is visible at the top of the image.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo capital
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Bell capital of lavabo with acanthus carving and roll - and - fillet arch mouldings.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo base
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Base and shaft of lavabo doorway on plinth with keel moulded architrave.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - east end presbytery, north elevation, stringcourse (detail)
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Detail of east end of presbytery showing corner of north and east elevations with a stringcourse moulded with roll - and - fillet moulded and upper hollow.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house, window, capital and vault rib
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of chapter house showing window with filleted arch mouldings and foliate capital carried on a shaft. Rib vaulting also visible. Original tracery has been substituted with glazing.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling and roll - and - fillet shafts with foliate capitals.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling, roll - and - fillet octagonal shafts with foliate capitals and water - holding bases.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the Chapter House showing traceried window, rib - vaulted ceiling and a selection of moulded stone fragments including scalloped capitals, voussoirs and corbels.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of the chapter house showing rib - vaulted ceiling, portion of window rere - arch mouldings and bell capital with nailhead ornament carried on a roll - and - fillet shaft.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior view of the Chapter House showing doorway with receding orders on chamfered bases, rib - vaulted ceiling and a selection of moulded stone fragments including scalloped capitals, voussoirs and corbels.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - chapter house
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of chapter house showing dressed splayed stone reveal with rere - arch elaborated with foliate capital and shaft.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - arcade pier
Photograph by Roger Stalley. North transept, east arcade, first pier (seen from the south) showing square piers with roll - and - fillet angle shafts. Shafts flanked by three - quarter hollows and fillets. Hollows run into a chamfer at base.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - presbytery east end, north elevation, tomb recess & stringcourse
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of north elevation of extended east end presbytery showing tomb recess and stringcourse. Recess has water - holding base (endélit shaft missing) and mouldings with vertical line of dogtooth ornament. A small segment of roll - and - fillet moulded stringcourse is also visible at the angle of the north and east…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, interior - lavabo capital and vault rib
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Interior of the lavabo showing capital with acanthus foliate carving, stringcourse and vault rib.
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - west end, crypt
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Exterior view of crypt from the west showing stone access steps to the nave. West elevation shows four small windows, previously each had a cruciform grille. The crypt is composed of a main chamber accessed from the nave by stone steps. It gives onto a roughly square - planned room under the west bay of the north aisle…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - presbytery, south - east corner, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of east end of presbytery from the south - east showing buttress at the south - east corner, projecting from a battered masonry plinth. Disposition and size of the buttresses on north and south elevations suggest the existence of a rib - vault in the extended presbytery, probably divided into three bays. A similar…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - presbytery south elevation, buttress
Photograph by Roger Stalley. View of east end of presbytery from the south - east showing buttress projecting from a battered masonry plinth. Disposition and size of the buttresses on north and south elevations suggest the existence of a rib - vault in the extended presbytery, probably divided into three bays. A similar arrangement exists at the…
Cistercian Abbey, Mellifont, County Louth, exterior - presbytery north facade, buttresses
Photograph by Roger Stalley. Exterior of thirteenth - century addition to east end presbytery showing buttresses projecting from a battered masonry plinth. Disposition and size of the buttresses suggest the existence of a rib - vault in the extended presbytery, probably divided into three bays. A similar arrangement exists at the Cistercian Abbey…