Kilvickeon church
Posted: Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
I think I have posted enough quilt for just now and so have decided to post some of the photos from my visit to the Ross of Mull, I still have some photos from the Loch Lomond Quilt Show (LLQS) to post and will later in the week, also some ladies have concented to allow me to show a close up of their block on the Harris Tweed quilt and if you are on or visiting Lewis this summer you should be able to see the quilt as it will be on show at a variety of venues I will list them when I have all the details,
The old church and burial ground at Kilvickeon is thought to be the medieval parish church of the Ross of Mull, I know I have ancestors in the cemetery because my family lived on the Ross but I can find no marked grave stones probably because they were too poor to purchase even a simple stone, but it’s good to have found where some of my Scots rellies come from and know their home, the first photo was taken on this years visit but the others were taken on earlier visits, all information is ‘what I have been told’ I am not a scholar of medieval churches,
north side and entrance,
Close up of entrance, apparently it would originally have had sandstone facings which have been robbed, the projecting piece of stone high on the left of the opening is one of the line of thatch pegs for the ropes that hold the thatch down to be tied to,
the entrance from inside the church looking towards Loch Harrison,
These two photos were taken when I visited the church in 2004 and when I looked for the caved stones this time I could not find them, the grass was fairly long so I hope it was just that or if they have been removed it is for safe keeping,
carved stone
carved stone
stone layers
stone layers with moss
The old church and burial ground at Kilvickeon is thought to be the medieval parish church of the Ross of Mull, I know I have ancestors in the cemetery because my family lived on the Ross but I can find no marked grave stones probably because they were too poor to purchase even a simple stone, but it’s good to have found where some of my Scots rellies come from and know their home, the first photo was taken on this years visit but the others were taken on earlier visits, all information is ‘what I have been told’ I am not a scholar of medieval churches,
north side and entrance,
Close up of entrance, apparently it would originally have had sandstone facings which have been robbed, the projecting piece of stone high on the left of the opening is one of the line of thatch pegs for the ropes that hold the thatch down to be tied to,
the entrance from inside the church looking towards Loch Harrison,
These two photos were taken when I visited the church in 2004 and when I looked for the caved stones this time I could not find them, the grass was fairly long so I hope it was just that or if they have been removed it is for safe keeping,
carved stone
carved stone
stone layers
stone layers with moss
Comments
The first carved stone looks like a hare.....but is probably some other mythical beast! Fpu is very keen on hares and won't eat them. Bunnies don't matter.
Flying Cat from mulling over IT's pics
The carved stones are beautiful - how old are they? And I really look forward to seeing the close-ups of the Harris Tweed quilt. I will be in Ullapool later this summer but don't think we'll be able to make it to Lewis.
Jill from EK
Thank you for sharing. When was the church built, whose ruins you show? We have some church (dating to the arrival of the Franciscans and the Conquistadores) and settlement ruins in New Mexico, but none of them has the glossy moss patina you show in your photographs. The layering of the stones is interesting. I am glad to note that your visit seems to have been satisfying.
mjc from NM,USA
FC I though it looked like a hare too, as a veggie with rabbits in the garden this week I am not going to comment further on the bunnies,
island threads from the bunny garden
Jill I have no idea how old they are and so far have not been able to find much info on the church and as I said this visit I couldn’t even find the carved stones, I just hope they are safe,
island threads from lewis
mjc the church is thought to be medieval which loosely dates it anywhere between 1000 and 1400 ad, between the ninth and fourteenth century and was probably part of the Christian community of Iona, it was used until the early eighteenth century when a new parish church was built but I believe the burial ground was in use till the twentieth century, I took some close up photos of the stones and moss but had not posted them as I didn't want to bore people too much with my eccentricities, but your comments lead me to think you may like to see a closer view so I have added them to the post,
island threads from lewis
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