The Cistercian Abbey at Sweetheart, Dumfries and
Galloway, Scotland, has a variety of different window styles which
reflect stylistic developments over a period of time. The more
decorative windows generally date to the 14th century when it was
repaired and re-built after a lightening strike and a resulting
fire. The re-building wasn't totally successful and some of the
windows needed to have their tracery removed and masonry inserted to
provide much needed structural support. The lower windows are know
as 'eyebrow' and the different styles used demonstrate that the
building was completed over long period of time and that techniques
and preferences changed.
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