Medieval carved grave slabs, Saddell Abbey
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Medieval carved grave slabs, Saddell Abbey
Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 6 Sep 2012
Stone burial markers of a type created throughout the Lordship of the Isles http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/history/articles/lords_of_the_isles/ between the 14th and 16th centuries. The knight figure on the left is similar to one at Kilbrannan Chapel, Skipness Image . The other stones in this shot depict longswords of the era, the two on the right are topped with Hebridean galleys. These stones are believed to have been carved at Saddell Abbey. Some larger effigies on display at the site were made in Iona Image . For some more examples of this type of memorial on the Geograph website, see : http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1274668 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4338 .
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