St Giles in crypt

Category

Library Item

Item no

3104

Title

St Giles in crypt

Description

This image depicts a memorial stone, carved with simple decoration and an inscription to John Stewart.

Artist / maker

Ross, Thomas

Date

1890

Size

21.5 x 16.5 cm

Type

Photograph

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

The inscription reads: "In memory of John Stewart, Fourth Earl of Atholl, Lord High Chancellor of Scotland, who died 1579, and was entombed here with great solemnity. Monument Restored 1879."

John Stewart was the Fourth Earl of Atholl. He voted against the reformation in 1560 and declared adherence to the Roman Catholic faith. He became a close adviser to Mary, Queen of Scots. He was prosecuted for being Catholic and threatened with excommunication. He died in 1597 after a sudden illness, which many suspected was due to poisoning.

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Architecture > Architectural features > Stone carvings

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