Poets' Chair
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Poets' Chair by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Poets' Chair
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 6 Jun 2007
The inscription on the front of the chair is a poem by Seamus Heaney which includes the line, "When you sat ... in the basalt throne", an entirely appropriate verse for Rathlin, which is mostly covered in basalt, though it originally refers to the Giant's Causeway. What a pity that the chair is made of granite, which does not occur on Rathlin! On the back of the chair is a list of artists and poets who have visited Rathlin, with room for many more.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.29159
Longitude
-6.192096