Two Scottish Romanesque Parish Churches: St Athernase, Leuchars and St Cuthbert, Dalmeny

摘要: The Romanesque architectural style manifested in Scotland chiefly the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, at a time when on European continent it was being superseded by Gothic. Romanesque, often called ‘Norman’ context of British Isles, is represented certain major buildings, both secular ecclesiastical. These include Dunfermline Abbey, resting place Robert Bruce, St Margaret’s Chapel Edinburgh Castle, Kelso Abbey Borders, Dunottar near Stonehaven Aberdeenshire. Characteristic features architecture semi-circular arches, heavy barrel or groinvaulted roofs, thick walls, square towers, round pillars, small windows, decorative blind arcading. stylistic elements may appear plain simple compared to soaring height, fragile clustered columns, brilliant glass later Gothic architecture. However, buildings have sturdy massiveness austere charm, which never more apparent than small-scale structures like parish churches.2 This article considers two outstanding churches, Cuthbert, Dalmeny Athernase, Leuchars, are, with Chapel, among finest examples smaller-scale Scotland.