Cross, Kilnave Church, Kilnave. Photographic copy of drawing of cross. Ink on triplex. Scale 1:10

Description Cross, Kilnave Church, Kilnave. Photographic copy of drawing of cross. Ink on triplex. Scale 1:10

Date 1982

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

Catalogue Number SC 423677

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of B 10579 P

Scope and Content Drawing showing cross at Kilnave, 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 free-standing ringless cross probably dates form the 8th century. The cross was temporarily removed in 1981 before being placed in a more secure base. Only the east face of the cross is carved, and much of the ornamentation has flaked off. In the centre of the cross-head is a roundel of spiral ornament. The arms and shaft of the cross are also carved with spiral decoration. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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