Oronsay Priory, interior. View of East end of interior of church.
SC 536316
Description Oronsay Priory, interior. View of East end of interior of church.
Catalogue Number SC 536316
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 7439
Scope and Content Interior view of priory-church, Oronsay Priory, Oronsay, Argyll and Bute Oronsay Priory, a house of Augustinian canons, was founded in the second quarter of the 14th century by John I, Lord of the Isles. Unusually for Argyll, it was a medieval foundation on a site where there is no surviving previous Early Christian activity. The church was probably built in the late 14th or early 15th century. In the late 15th century the window in the east gable was put in to replace an existing one. The pattern of arches which would have held the glass in place is known as Y-branch tracery. Beneath the window is the medieval altar, faced with blocks of sandstone. The altar-table, decorated with five incised equal-armed crosses, probably has been reassembled. The gable-wall was partially restored in the 19th century. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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