Mid-Argyll -
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Barnakil Cross
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Site/Artefact
Barnakil Cross, St Columba's
chapel
Type
Cross
Site
Number
National Grid
Reference
1816 East
6965 North
Map (
1:25000)
Ordnance Survey Explorer No
358
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Excavation Details
Not Available
Description
This cross, of local epidiorite, was
moved here from Barnakill (1821E 6915N) in 1928. It
has a deeply grooved cross and a Latin inscription
with damaged first letter. The script is
half-uncial. Several readings have been offered
including [X]RI RE[?I]TON meaning
"(In the name) of Christ. Re[i]ton".
Near the site where Barnakill Cross was found,
there remains a small and primitive cross carved
into the natural rock of the ground.
This small cross is viewed against the W wall of
the chapel.
Access/Ownership
Although this is still an active Episcopalian
church, it is on private ground and permission
should be sought
References
- RCAHMS Argyll vol. 7 no. 13
- PSAS 59 (1924-5) p147-8
- PSAS 95 (1960-1) p64 no. 417
- Okasha E in Cambridge Mediaeval Celtic
Studies, 9 (1985) p63-4
- Kist 29 (1985) p28-9
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