ID:QZP40_2408_P007DESCRIPTION:The island of Gigha is separated from the mainland by the Sound of Gigha. It is a small island of only 6 miles (10km) from north to south, with an area of 3447 acres. The island was granted to the Lords of the Isles in the 14th century and has changed hands many times since. It now belongs to the island community.
This plate shows four illustrations of crosses found on the island. Figures 1 and 2 show both sides of a cross slab found at Tarbert to the north of the island. The cross was of a very simple design and stood around 6ft high. It had been considerably eroded by the weather.
Figure 4 shows a pillar gravestone found near the ruined chapel at Kilchattan. It is a four-sided pillar stone about 6ft high and 10 inches wide. The notches along the edge of the stone are an 'ogham' inscription. Ogham was a system of written language made using a series of notches above and below a central line. The inscription is believed to give the names of the deceased and his father.
This illustration was taken from 'Archaeological Sketches in Scotland: Knapdale and Gigha', by Captain T P White (1875)PLACENAME:GighaDISTRICT:KintyreOLD COUNTY/PARISH:ARGYLL: Gigha and CaraCREATOR (AV):T P WhiteDATE OF IMAGE:1875SOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Fraser Mackintosh Collection (illustrations)Asset ID:31483KEYWORDS:
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