Cross [presumably Saint Cormac's Chapel]

Category

Library Item

Item no

15049

Title

This cross stood originally close to the chapel [presumably Saint Cormac's Chapel]

Description

Sketches of carved stones found in the grounds of St. Cormac's chapel. The sketch to the left of the paper depicts a broken carving of a celtic cross head with intricate pattern. The sketch to the right-hand side of the paper depicts the main shaft of the carved stone cross. It appears to depict an animal which resembles a lion.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1815

Size

4 x 10 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

This illustration seems to show a cross which stood close to Saint Cormac's Chapel, Eilean Mòr, although this is not explicitly stated.

Remainder of the annotation reads "Reverse of the Obelisk - the inscription is in Saxon characters but not decyferable [sic]."

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