Harris, Rodel, St Clement's Church, Sheela-na-gig
Sheela Na Gig (Medieval)
Site Name Harris, Rodel, St Clement's Church, Sheela-na-gig
Classification Sheela Na Gig (Medieval)
Canmore ID 200713
Site Number NG08SW 7.01
NGR NG 04757 83177
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/200713
- Council Western Isles
- Parish Harris
- Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
- Former District Western Isles
- Former County Inverness-shire
Field Visit (29 July 1923 - 31 July 1923)
NG08SW 7.01 04757 83177
The tower bears the following sculptured panels:
South wall - A central panel representing a nude female nursing a child and in a crouching attitude; the right hand upper corner contains a rectangular object with a spout. A similar panel occurs on the south wall of the refectory at Iona Nunnery. These figures appear to belong to the class termed in Ireland, "Shiela na gigs" which are sometimes attached to ecclesiastical edifices. Thirty-two examples have been listed in Ireland, three in England and a series on one church in France (1).
RCAHMS 1928, visited 29-31 July 1923.
(1) Cf. Proc. R.S. Ant., Ireland, Vol. XXIV (1894), p.77.
