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Submitted by swatson on Thursday, 14 October 2004  Page Views: 10975

Early Medieval (Dark Age)Site Name: Kildalton Cross
Country: Scotland County: Isle of Islay Type: Ancient Cross

Map Ref: NR4580250830
Latitude: 55.684161N  Longitude: 6.045549W
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Kildalton Cross
Kildalton Cross submitted by swatson : Carved from a single piece of epidiorite in the 6th century, this peerless cross still stands proudly next to the ruins of a church which it pre-dates by several centuries. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Ancient Cross in Isle of Islay.
Carved from a single piece of epidiorite in the 6th century, this peerless cross still stands proudly next to the ruins of a church which it pre-dates by several centuries.

Kildalton cross and chapel located off the A846. The Celtic cross, which is preserved in the churchyard, is the finest surviving high cross in Scotland. Standing 2.7 metres (9ft) high, it was cut from a single slab of epidiorite in the 6th century. The chapel itself is a ruin, but nearby there are a number of early grave-slabs, among them a figure of a medieval knight.

Canmore site no. 251294.
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Kildalton Cross
Kildalton Cross submitted by guba : Kildalton Cross Jan 2001 Map Ref: NR458508 Latitude: 55.683891N Longitude: 6.045553W (3 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Kildalton Cross
Kildalton Cross submitted by nicoladidsbury : Kildalton Cross on the Isle of Islay near Port Ellen. West side showing carvings of four lions. Fantastic Early Christian Cross, probably carved by sculptors from the monastery at Iona. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Kildalton Cross
Kildalton Cross submitted by Sunny100 : Site in Isle of Islay Scotland. The Kildalton High Cross near Port Ellen is 9 feet high and dates from the mid 8th century CE. On the back it has several Biblical scenes carved onto it and 4 lions (and another with Daniel). The front has vine-work scrolling and interlacing along with quite pronounced bosses. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Re: High Cross of Kildalton by nicoladidsbury on Saturday, 21 August 2004
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Kildalton Cross is one of the finest Early Christian Crosses in Britain, and was probably carved during the second half of the eighth century by sculptors who came from Iona.
The fashion for ring-headed crosses may have originated on Iona, inspired by the large-scale freestanding crosses found further south, for example Ruthwell near Dumfries. Ring headed crosses were especially popular in Ireland, where they were carved as late as the twelth centuary. The ornament on the crosses in the west of Scotland, however incorporates elements from Pictish, Northumbrian and even (indirectly) from Classical art. It is thought that a single group of sculptors was responsible for many of the ones found in the area.

On the west side are four lions, whilst the east side has scenes of the Virgin and Child with attendant angels, Cain murdering Able with the jawbone of an ass, the Sacrifice of Issac, and David killing the Lion. The "bosses" seem to be copied from metalwork of the period. Such elaborately carved crosses as the one at Kildalton are usually found at important ecclesiastical sites. However there are no visible traces of any early monastery at Kildalton, although there is a local tradition that one existed.

In 1882 the cross was tilting so dangerously that it had to be reset, using the original socket stone set into a new lpinth but without altering its site.
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