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Gleann na Gaoith. Islay. Cross from Gleann na Gaoith, side 1 (KR3).
AG 12408
Description Gleann na Gaoith. Islay. Cross from Gleann na Gaoith, side 1 (KR3).
Date 1979
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 12408
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 427399
Scope and Content Detail of cross from chapel at Gleann na Gaoith', now held in Museum of Islay Life, Port Charlotte, Islay, Argyll and Bute The remains of a chapel and burial-ground lie at Gleann na Gaoith', c.5km north-east of Portnahaven on the south-east coast of Islay's Rhinns peninsula. The chapel may possibly date from as early as the 9th or 10th century. To the south-east of the chapel are the remains of a rough platform which may mark the site of a grave. Two Early Christian carved stones lie in the burial-ground, while a third from the chapel is now in the Museum of Islay Life in Port Charlotte, Islay. This stone is now held in the Museum of Islay Life. It is a roughly-shaped cruciform stone, similar to stones found on Iona, and was probably a grave-marker. The shaft is broken and was probably originally much longer. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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