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This great cross-slab, known as the Clach a' Charridh, is one of the most impressive of all Pictish monuments. It stands in its original position on a hill overlooking the little fishing village of Shandwick, and is a landmark which can be seen from far out to sea. The stone blew down in 1846 and broke in half, but it has been carefully restored. It is now covered by a glass conservatory to protect it from pollution, necessary but unsightly. [...] |
1995 |
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This great stone, which once stood outside the east end of the parish church, has been cleaned, repaired and re-erected inside a room at the west end of the church. The cross face of the stone has bossed ornament, as at Shandwick, but here the Pictish carvers have set the bosses on the background, not on the cross itself. At the top, in a triangular pediment, are two tobed human figures bowing down their heads; representing St Paul and St Anthony in the desert, as recounted in the Lives of the Saints. The bird between them with a round object in its beak is the raven which usually supplied St Paul with half a loaf, but cannily brought a whole loaf when St Anthony visited him. The two animals may be the lions which helped St Anthony bury St Paul. [...] |
1995 |
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The broch stands on the hillside overlooking the junction of Loch Alsh, Loch Duich and Loch Long, a view now partially obscured by forestry plantations. It is built of substantial stones giving a particularly solid appearance, and much of the outside wall stands clear of debris. [...] |
1995 |