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Oronsay Priory, effigy. General view of effigy to Canon Bricius MacMhuirich.
SC 2526686
Description Oronsay Priory, effigy. General view of effigy to Canon Bricius MacMhuirich.
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 2526686
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 375
Scope and Content Effigy, Oronsay Priory, Oronsay, Argyll and Bute Over 30 medieval graveslabs are now stored in the building known as the Prior's House. In the 15th century the priory became an important centre for stone carving, creating products of what has become known as the 'Oronsay school'. This tapered slab of the Oronsay school bears the low-relief effigy of an Augustinian canon in choir vestments. He wears a cassock, a surplice and a monastic cloak whose hood is drawn up over his tonsured head. His feet rest on a beast. The square label above the canon is inscribed in relief and translates as 'Here lies Canon Bricius (Gilbride) MacMhuirich with his brethren'. Two angels support a tasselled pillow under his head. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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