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TLGS 002

Nothing VIsible
Notes: Tapered slab broken off at the foot and very weathered. It measures 1.5m long by 0.43 m wide at the head. Within a double roll moulding there is an oblong at the top for an inscription, now no longer visible, under which is a square of irregular and tightly drawn interlace then a galley with a furled sail and below that two pairs of opposed beasts and an overall pattern of plant scroll ornament. Iona School 14th -16th century

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IN MEMORY OF
MARY FLORA
DAUGHTER OF
REV.D NEIL MACLEAN
WHO DIED ON THE 5TH AUGUST
1831

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THE BRIGHTEST OF
WHOSE EARLY PROMISE IS STILL
UNCLOUDED IN THE MEMORY
OF HER THREE SURVIVING SISTERS
WHO THUS MARK THE SPOT WHERE THEIR
DEAR SISTER LIES

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KG 003

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IN LOVING REMEMBERANCE OF
LACHLAN McLEAN
GREENHILL
DIED 25TH 0F OCTr 1885
AGED 81 YEARS
ALSO CATHERINE McLEAN
HIS WIFE WHO DIED AT GLASGOW,25TH FEBy 1900
AGED 85 YEARS.
ALSO THEIR DAUGHTER
MARION
BELOVED WIFE OF
CAPTAIN JOHN BRODIE
WHO DIED 18TH OCTr 1923
AGED 69 YEARS.

“UNTIL THE DAY DAWN”

KG 003
Notes: Until the day dawn

Military Notes: Captain John Brodie

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IN MEMORY

OF

JOHN MACPHADYEN

WHO DIES 27TH NOV 1816 AGED 90 YEARS

ALSO HIS SPOUSE JANNET WHO

DIED 19TH FEB 1816 AGED 71/91 YEARS

ERECTED BY THEIR SON

ALLAN MACPHADYEN

IN REMEBRANCE OF DUTIFUL AND

AFFECTIONATE PARENTS

Notes: This is not such an old stone compared to the other tabletop stones found in this graveyard.

Allan who erected the stone was a well to do man. He lived in Scarinish and for many years had tenancy of the Scarinish Hotel. Allan ferried rocks from Mull for 7 years, for the Skerryvore Lighthouse so would have met and possibly knew the stonemasons who may have made this stone for him as it has a style of the stonemasons stones that can be seen at Soroby.
Skerryvore was built in the 1840’s so if these dates of death are correct, and they may not be as they are very hard to read this stone was erected at least 20 years after his parents death.

TLGS 003

Nothing VIsible
Notes: Tapered slab 1.82cm long and 0.41 m wide at the head very worn. It has a double scroll moulding round the edge. At the top of the stone there is a label for an inscription now no longer visible and underneath, a galley with a furled sail. The rest of the decoration consists of a centrally placed sword with irregular knot work in the spaces above the quillions, and double plant scrolls on either side of the blade. The sword has a lobated pommel and short inclined quillions, so is not a claymore. Iona School 14th -15th century.

TLGS 004

Nothing VIsible
Notes:Slab where nothing visible and it may be one of the 2 slab stones described by Beveridge that had no markings

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