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Khirbet Ḥasan November 11, 1899

This is a small ruined town about 20 minutes
northwest of Dêhes just above the descent
into the valley. The remains of the town are
meagre and uninteresting, chiefly in
plain megalithic style but the church is of
more importance.

Church 507 A.D.: It was unfortunately remodelled and vaulted
in Mohammedan fashion in comparatively
late times and is now used as a sheep fold.
It was of simple plan (type no.3) with
square east end and nave divided by 2
rows of three columns each. These columns
were cut down and grouped in pairs
down the centre to receive the impost
of intersecting vaults of bad rubble masonry.

The dimensions outside are 41 x 59 1/2ft. The
aisles were 10ft. 4 wide on the exterior and the
aisle walls 12ft high. The wall above the columns
was 22ft from the ground and this above the side
roofs measured 7ft. 9. Circ. of cols. 5ft 4 . Caps 2ft. 4 sq.