Last edited 22 Jun 2022

Intrados

Short Guide: Traditional Scottish Brickwork, published, on 1 March 2014 by Historic Environment Scotland, defines intrados as: ‘The inner or lower curve of an arch.’

This is as opposed to the extrados which is: ‘The upper or exterior curve of an arch.’

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