Inn of the Wandering Dragon

I love gargoyles, those medieval guardians of sacred places. In St. Augustins some of these weathered beasts have been brought down and put on display along the cloister. Normally they would be sticking out from the walls so on the ground they look like they have lifted their voices to sing, chant, howl - whatever your imagination happens to hear.

In architecture, a gargoyle is a carved stone grotesque with a spout designed to convey water from a roof and away from the side of a building.
The term originates from the French word gargouille, originally "throat" or "gullet", which represented the gurgling sound of water. These gargoyles have a channel dug into their backs to funnel the water away from the building and out through the mouth.