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Multi-periodSite Name: White Island (Lower Lough Erne) Alternative Name: White Island StatuesCountry: Ireland (Northern)
NOTE: This site is 2.167 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Co. Fermanagh Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Lisnarrick Nearest Village: Rossmore
Map Ref: H175600
Latitude: 54.488152N Longitude: 7.73072W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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X-Ice visited on 19th Jul 1982 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 1
White Island lies just off the eastern shores of Lower Lough Erne. There is a roofless, ruined church with an arched Romanesque doorway, dating from 1200, earthworks of a 6th century monastery, a cross-slab and a number of interesting carved statues embedded into a wall. [Access to the island is by ferry from Castle Archdale Marina - Summer months only].
Inside the ruined church there are six carved figures, one uncarved, built into a wall dating from the 9th century. They all stare outward in a forward looking fashion with round-eyes and small mouths; their hands and feet are also quite small. They all wear long tunics indicating that most of them were ecclesiastics. All but one of the statues were discovered here in the early 19th century, the other one more recently in 1958.
From left to right figure no 1 probably represents a sheela-na-gig with a grinning face and crossed legs ? No 2 is a missionary carrying a book shrine. No 3 is a cleric, abbot or bishop holding a crozier. He could represent St Constan who founded the 6th century monastery here. Or, he could be a pilgrim with his staff and bag. No 4 is a figure carrying a pouch and short staff, pointing to his mouth (possibly the biblical David as a shepherd). No 5 a man with curly hair holding two gryphons by their necks seated on a chair (at the edge of the stone). No 6 is perhaps a warrior wearing a brooch on his left breast carrying a sword and shield. No 7 is an uncarved stone. Also, next to that there is the head of a frowning man wearing a flat cap or with a flat haircut ? but this figure is of a later date.
A small slab-stone or grave marker at the west side of the church has a simple cross carved onto it and a rather worn inscription; this was discovered in 1950. Of the 6th century monastery there is little to see apart from a boundary earthwork bank on the far side of the ruined church.
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