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Carved stones, Chapel and Burial ground, Gleann na Gaoith, Islay. Copy of survey drawing of carved stone.
B 36921
Description Carved stones, Chapel and Burial ground, Gleann na Gaoith, Islay. Copy of survey drawing of carved stone.
Date 1975
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number B 36921
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 427397
Scope and Content Drawing of Early Christian carved stone at chapel and burial-ground at Gleann na Gaoith', 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. As the drawing shows, this stone bears an incised cross with a circle drawn across the top arm of the cross and behind the other arms. This may represent a wreath hung from the cross, a popular symbol in Mediterranean art at that time. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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