Butler Diary: Northern and Central Syria I, 1899

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District No. I p. 6. Benâbil p. 11. Barrîsh p. 16. Ḳirḳ Bêzā p. 20. Kfêr p. 25. Beḥyō p. 29. Kefr Kîla p. 31. Kalb Lauzi p. 36. Barrîsh (Kefr Kîla) p. 37. Beshindelâya p. 44. Beshindelinti p. 45. Ma'ṣarti

District No. II p. 50 Banaḳfûr p. 56 Bāmuḳḳā p. 61 Bāshakûḥ p. 65 Silfâyā p. 68 Khirbet el-Khaṭîb p. 69 Khirbet Tēzîn p. 70 Ḳaṣr Iblîsū p. 72 Bashmishli [continued in Part II]

Types of Church Plans illustrations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Churches. Plan Supports
Benâbil No. 2 0
Kfêr 2 0
Beḥyō 4 6 cols?
Kefr Kîla ? ?
Ḳalb Lauzi 6 4 piers
Barrish (K.K.) 1 0
Banaḳfûr No. 3 6 cols.
Bāmuḳḳā 3 cols.
Khirbat el-Khaṭîb 3 ?
Khirbet Tĕzîn 3 6 cols
Ḳaṣr Iblîsū 1 0
Bashmishli 3 4 piers
Basilicas Bêḥyō Banaḳfûr
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Notes on Architecture - Northern Syria

October 24, 1899

Hârim.

Castle, on a conical hill, largely artificial, [space] ft. high ascending at an angle of about 45 °. The castle as it stands is chiefly of Saracenic and Mediaeval workmanship in which a large amount of older worked stone has been used.

The material shows its antiquity first in the cutting, much of it is carefully squared on all sides or is squared with tooled edges and appears to be Roman, secondly in the numerous pieces of classic and Byzantine mouldings and ornamented blocks* that are found worked [sic-primarily] into the walls. one column found.

The foundations of the bastion and round tower at the S.W. angle of the castle are remarkably well laid in quadratic work (*see next page)

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capital profile Hârim

Piece of Cap. or Frieze - built into W. wall foundation.

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without mortar and might easily be taken for work of a good Roman period, but all the superstructures, The walls, vaults etc. seem to have been relaid at a later time.

The sloping sides of the conical hill rise from a broad, deep moat which encircled the hill and was largely cut out of the solid rock. They show evidence of having been completely paved with large stones evenly laid up to the base of the walls.

Towers. The towers at the S.W. angle, one square and one on a rectangular base, have foundations which might easily be Roman. They seem to have guarded a gateway which was closed in mediaeval times. The square one (to the left as you face them) has a postern entering from the passage. Over this is an insc. in late Arabic letters.

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Hârim

plan of buttress chamber

Plan of Buttress Chamber

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