View from the far end of the chapel, looking towards the burial aisle. A column memorial can be seen behind the wall. The wall is the boundary of the burial aisle, it excludes people from gaining access.
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Chapel interior
View from the far end of the chapel, looking towards the burial aisle. A column memorial can be seen behind the wall. The wall is the boundary of the burial aisle, it excludes people from gaining access.
Monday, 11 May 2009
Pediment on 18th century funerary monument
Celtic cross memorial
Grave of 21st Captain of Dunstaffnage
Campbell of Dunstaffnage Motto
This symbol is the Motto of the Campbells of Dunstaffnage.
Vigilando = To watch over or guard.
Anchor = Several symbolic possibilities: seafaring background, hope, used as a symbol for the cross. The use of an anchor can also mean that the ship (i.e. the body/soul) has come home to port. Also Masonic symbolism for well-grounded hope.
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