St Giles, Edinburgh - Interior » Green Man

This Green Man is the terminal point of a line of foliage. It acts in the same way, and with the same purpose, as a ‘full stop’ at the end of a sentence. This particular Green Man is unusual in that foliage sprouts only from one (left) side of its’ mouth. This design is probably dictated by its’ position and purpose. This is very reminiscent of one in Seaton Collegiate Church. To go to an image of that Green Man click here.
The modern lights rather spoil the image but are necessary in such a large and otherwise dark church.