Enigmatic sculpture
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Enigmatic sculpture
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 17 Sep 2016
Carved panel in the east end of St Congan's kirk and said to come from St Congan's Hospital (almshouse). The centre head could be King Alexander III (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_III_of_Scotland ) (Buildings of Scotland guide) or Robert the Bruce (Jervise: Aberdeenshire epitaphs), who might have witnessed the foundation of the hospital in the late 13th Century.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.537744
Longitude
-2.465824