Campbeltown Cross

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Campbeltown Cross
Detail view of the back

The Campbeltown Cross is a stone Celtic cross in the Scottish city ​​of Campbeltown . It's on a small square near the harbor on Campbeltown Loch . The cross is classified as a Scheduled Monument .

history

It is no longer possible to determine exactly when the cross was made. However, it is assumed that it was manufactured around 1380. As is the case with many crosses in Scotland, Campbeltown Cross is no longer in its original location. Based on its inscription: HEC EST CRVX D / OMINI YUARI M (AC) H / EACHYRNA QVO (N) D / AM RECTORIS DE / KYIKECAN ET DO / MINI ANDREE NAT / I EIVS RECTORIS / DE KILCOMAN Q / VI HANC CRVCE (M) / FIERI FACIEBAT ("This is the cross of Mr. Ivor MacEachern, once pastor of Kylkecan, and of his son Andrew, pastor of Kylkecan, who had it made") it seems plausible to assume its origin in the locality of Kylkecan, but which is unknown. Since the inscription is written in Lombard capital letters, in which the letters "C" and "V" are similar, it could mean Kylkevan , now Kilkivan , which is not far from Campbeltown near Machrihanish . There was a pastor there until 1376, who then took over Kilchoman Church on Islay and died in 1382. It can therefore be assumed that it was made after his death and placed in Kilkivan's cemetery. After Campbeltown was founded in 1609, the cross was erected there as a market cross opposite the town hall. During the Second World War , it was dismantled and stored to protect the property and then rebuilt at its current location.

description

Campbeltown Cross is made of bluish-green chlorite schist that may have come from the Loch Sween area . It has a height of 3.3 m with a width of 46 cm and a depth of 13 cm at the base. At the head it is a little narrower and flatter. It stands on a multi-level octagonal pedestal. Various religious figures are engraved on the front in addition to the ten-line inscription; also a leaf and tendril motif with two animals. The reverse also shows leaves and tendrils, but also a mermaid with animals.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  3. ↑ a b Entry on Campbeltown Cross  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

Web links

Commons : Campbeltown Cross  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 55 ° 25 ′ 29.1 ″  N , 5 ° 36 ′ 13.9 ″  W.