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<< Our Photo Pages >> St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) - Ancient Cross in Scotland in Isle of Bute

Submitted by Anne T on Sunday, 08 October 2017  Page Views: 2338

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) Alternative Name: Carved Stone 13
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.7 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Isle of Bute Type: Ancient Cross
Nearest Town: Rothsay
Map Ref: NS0949853405
Latitude: 55.736459N  Longitude: 5.035875W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
3 Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
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4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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SandyG visited on 25th Aug 2017 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4

Anne T visited Cross base/socket stone, St. Blane's Chapel, Isle of Bute: Whilst I was wandering through the ruins of the chapel and photographing it, husband Andrew was in search of this sandstone socket in the lower churchyard. In the end, it was easy to find – head south out of the ruins, into the upper churchyard, down the steps, and it is virtually in front of you to your left hand side. I confess that without the Canmore record, I might have very well missed this, as I’m used to seeing socket stones that are sitting on the ground, not buried within it.

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : This cross-base/socket stone is embedded within the ground in the lower (southern part) of the graveyard. There is apparently another cross base 70m north of the chancel, although we were unable to find this. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross, Hogback & Two Incised Crosses in Isle of Bute

This socket stone, of early medieval date, is located in the lower graveyard to the south of the church ruins, and is recorded as Canmore ID 301999. A reference in the Canmore record, created in 2001 reads: "Circular socket-stone of sandstone in lower churchyard. It measures 0.84m in diameter and 0.31m in maximum thickness, the upper surface being slightly domical. The socket is 0.36m long and 0.17m in both width and depth. The stone may have been used at some period as a millstone, the floor of the socket being pierced by a circular hole 120mm in diameter. (Cross 1984, B31)." A further entry made in March 2012 adds that "there is little evidence to support the previous suggestion that it has ever been used as a millstone."

Just to the north of the cross base, located against the south wall of the church is a 10th century Hogback stone; the cast iron plaque next to it says: “Traditionally but mistakenly known as the tomb of St. Blane, but in fact a grave-marker of a Viking settler.” Recorded as Canmore ID 303187, there is some discussion as to whether this is a hogback or part of a coped grave marker.

A few metres to the north west of the cross base, again in the lower graveyard, one shouldered grave marker and one disk headed grave marker can be found, both bearing crosses. For further information see both Canmore ID 302008 and Canmore ID 302001. Many of the medieval grave markers have been taken to Bute Museum; only a few remain at St. Blane's Church.
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St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by SandyG : 10th century hog-back grave stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : This early medieval grave marker is sited at NS 09498 53414, some 30 metres south of the church. Now broken across its foot and very much weathered, there are traces of a cross on this face of the stone. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : In the lower churchyard, near the cross base/socket stone, can be found this early medieval shouldered grave marker (NS 09498 53412). Both sides bear four oval hollows which form a cross with wide curved arms. This is side 2, which faces towards the grave slab. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : In the lower churchyard, near the cross base/socket stone, can be found this early medieval shouldered grave marker (NS 09498 53412). Both sides bear four oval hollows which form a cross with wide curved arms. This is side 1, which faces away from the grave slab. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : This hogback could easily be missed as it is sited so close to the external south wall of the ruined, but enigmatic, chancel. (Vote or comment on this photo)

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : Standing against the middle of the south wall of the church ruins, looking east along the 6ft 4ins length of the 'hogback' (now thought to be a coped grave stone).

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : Standing against the east side of the south wall of the church ruins, looking along the 6ft 4ins length of the 'hogback' (now thought to be a coped grave stone).

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : Photograph showing the location of the hogback lying close to the south wall of the church ruins. (Photograph taken before the sea mist obscured my view completely!)

St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute)
St Blane's Chapel (Isle of Bute) submitted by Anne T : The cross base, showing its position in relation to the ruins of St. Blane's Chapel. It is located in the southern part (lower) churchyard. At this time of the day, the sea mist was rolling in fast, and ten minutes later, the site became even more atmospheric, as the ruins became barely visible through the mist.

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