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Passing through the great gateway on the east stands part of the Abbot's House still inhabited and
in a tolerable state of preservation. Previous to 1744 the Abbot's residence exhibited all the trappings,
ornaments, style, and economy of the twelfth century. The whole interior was lined with oak in which
were cut "in "alto relievo", various devices, such as the representations of angels, apostles, thistles, arms,
&c. &c. emblematical of religion, the Scottish nation, and monarchy. But the levelling hand of im-
provement has now stripped it considerably of its ancient grandeur. Still some of its antique doors re-
main. The lower part of the building is vaulted; and amongst the apartments is the kitchen in the
middle of which stands a strong pillar with a series of arches springing and extending from it to the sides
of the walls. The Abbot's House appears to have been an erection of different periods.
Abbey of Aberbrothock, &c,
By John Bremner