MHG25041 - Cross - St. Donan's Chapel, Kildonnan, Eigg

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Type and Period (1)

  • CROSS (Medieval - 1058 AD to 1559 AD)

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  • None recorded

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See also:
NM48NE0075 Graveyard (MHG31370)
NM48NE0019 Church (MHG5687)
J Aitken : 11/12/02
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Renumbered from NM48NE0019A
See NM48NE0019 Chapel and burial ground (parent)
Jhooper, 5/6/2002
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NM48NE 19.01 4887 8533

Casts of 4 cross-slabs (MHG44972)and a late 14th c. cross shaft at St Donan's are in NMAS together with that of parts of a head and shaft of another cross featuring a hunting scene.
RCAHMS 1928, visited 1925; OPS 1854; D Monro 1549; M Martin 1934; Proc Soc Antiq Scot 1933; 1934

C14th cross-shaft is mounted on a modern base on a rise to the S of the church, and the head and part of the shaft of another with similar decoration lies against it.
Visited by OS (AA) 8 May 1972

Slide of cross in Assoc. Docs.

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Location

Grid reference Centred NM 4888 8531 (10m by 10m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NM48NE
Civil Parish SMALL ISLES
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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