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Sanda Island, St Ninian's Chapel
Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Site Name Sanda Island, St Ninian's Chapel
Classification Cross Slab (Early Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Firth Of Clyde; St Ninian's Church, Sanda Island
Canmore ID 318506
Site Number NR70SW 1.01
NGR NR 7274 0458
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/318506
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Southend
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
Reference (2001)
Late medieval chapel, associated by Fordun in the 14th century with St Adomnan and described as a sanctuary.
(1) Cross-slab, 1.91m in visible height by 0.56m, much worn. The W face bears in relief a 0.41m ringed Latin cross whose rounded armpits merge with a hollow inner disc. The shaft, 0.54m high, is carried on a tall narrow pedestal. The background is divided into panels bearing ?interlace and rows of small bosses, which continue below turf-level. The E face appears to have borne a similar design.
I Fisher 2001
