Graveslab, Kilnave Church, Kilnave. View of West Highland graveslab (KF2).
AG 11798
Description Graveslab, Kilnave Church, Kilnave. View of West Highland graveslab (KF2).
Date 1981
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 11798
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 423672
Scope and Content Detail of West Highland grave-slab at Kilnave Church, Islay, Argyll and Bute A late medieval chapel stands at Kilnave on the west shore of Loch Gruinart on Islay's north coast. Although the chapel has been roofless for several centuries, the walls are still relatively intact. A 19th-century wall encloses the burial-ground. A number of Early Christian and medieval grave-slabs survive in the burial-ground. This tapered slab dates from c.1500-60 and bears a central sword, which is a symbol of power and strength. The sword is surrounded by animals and plant-stems. Above the sword is an inscription which reads 'HIC IACET DONALDUS NIALDI' - 'Here lies Donald, son of Niall'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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