The interior is elaborately decorated.
The great hall, with elaborately carved music-gallery, is mainly the work of the first earl.
They range from rude menhirs a few feet high to elaborately sculptured monoliths of too ft.
In this case the central court is roofed over, and has an octagon lantern in the centre; the recesses are covered with horizontal ceilings carried on great beams, the whole being elaborately carved, coloured and gilded; the tomb is covered with the later type of dome, built in stone, and elaborately carved outside with delicate conventional patterns in relief.
Fragments of Norman work areleft; the interior is elaborately adorned with sculptures and stained glass.
