West Highland Cross-shaft, back, KG13, Kilchoman Church. View of cross-shaft.
AG 12398
Description West Highland Cross-shaft, back, KG13, Kilchoman Church. View of cross-shaft.
Date 1982
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 12398
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 416820
Scope and Content Detail of back of cross shaft in churchyard of Kilchoman Parish Church, Islay, Argyll and Bute There has been a parish church in Kilchoman since medieval times. Little is known of any earlier buildings on the site, though repairs are recorded in 1730 and 1789-91. The present church was built in 1825-7 after its predecessor was condemned as unsafe. In the churchyard are a number of carved stones and crosses, mainly from the Iona school of carving, and dating from the 15th century. Many of these have suffered damage throughout the centuries, either from vandalism or weathering. Only the shaft of this free-standing cross remains. This is the back face, which has a border formed from a row of nail-head ornament between roll-mouldings. Within the border there is a scroll, incorporating rosettes and a beast at the bottom. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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