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West Highland graveslab (KK4), Kilnaughton Old Parish Church. View of graveslab from above.

SC 423666

Description West Highland graveslab (KK4), Kilnaughton Old Parish Church. View of graveslab from above.

Date 1981

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 423666

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 11797

Scope and Content Detail of West Highland grave-slab from Kilnaughton Old Parish Church, now held in the Museum of Islay Life, Port Charlotte, Islay, Argyll and Bute A late medieval chapel and burial-ground stand at Kilnaughton, c.2km west of Port Ellen on Islay's south coast. The chapel was dedicated to the 7th-century Scottish saint, St Nechtan, and remained in use until the end of the 17th century. There are a number of medieval grave-slabs within the chapel, some of which have been removed to the Museum of Islay Life in Port Charlotte. The burial-ground contains many post-Reformation (1560) grave-slabs which are still in their original positions. This 14th- or 15th-century tapered slab bears a central carved sword, which is a symbol of power and strength. Above the sword hilt is a foliated cross, and on either side of the sword are circling plant-scrolls which are linked to the cross. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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