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Effigy of Warrior on an Oronsay Tomb
Tombstone in the Chappel at Oransay drawn by James Miller after a sketch taken in 1772. One of a number of distinctive Celtic tomb slabs at Oronsay Priory. Oronsay is a small Hebridian Island close to Colonsay. It has a ruined medieval Augustinian priory. This relief is of a soldier in full armour with sword. His head rests on a pillow decorated with an angel and a figure at prayer. There are also several figures at his foot.
British Library Additional MS 15509 f.55
Description Oronsay Priory, interior. View of arch in north side of chancel with effigy beneath.
Date 24/8/1898
Collection Erskine Beveridge
Catalogue Number SC 740737
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of AG 1720
Scope and Content Effigy Slab, North Wall of Sanctuary, Priory Church, Oronsay Priory, Argyll & Bute The ruins of Oronsay Priory stand at the west end of the small island of Oronsay, accessible by foot from its larger neighbour, Colonsay, at low tide. The priory was founded by John I, Lord of the Isles, between 1325 and 1353 as an Augustinian community, but little is known about its subsequent history. The building seems to have progressed intermittently through the 14th and 15th centuries, but by the early 17th century it was in a ruinous condition. The Victorian photographer, Erskine Beveridge, photographed the priory c.1897. On the north wall of the sanctuary of the priory church is a late 15th-century pointed arch which opens into a shallow recess, probably used as a sacristy. Leaning against the back wall is a tapered grave-slab carved in high relief with the effigy of a man in armour, a funerary monument which dates from the 14th or 15th century. The figure is unusually rich in detail. He is wearing a conical bascinet (headgear) with traces of a rectangular visor at the front. The cuffs of his undergarment are ornamented with plant-stems, and the left cuff is fastened with three buttons. His head rests on a pillow with tassels at the corners, and decorated with two winged figures shown in profile, one holding a book and the other, evidently St Michael, standing on a dragon and wielding a sword. Flanking his feet are two inverted figures who hold straps attached to his ankles as if unbuckling his spurs. Their heads rest on small pillows and their free hands are raised, one touching the head in an attitude of grief, and the other pointing upwards. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
Monumental inscriptions at Oronsay, 1772
Creator: Artist; Miller, James
Description: Tombstone in the Chappel at Oransay drawn by James Miller after a sketch taken in 1772. One of a number of distinctive Celtic tomb slabs at Oronsay Priory. Oronsay is a small Hebridian Island close to Colonsay. It has a ruined medieval Augustinian priory. This relief is of a soldier in full armour with sword. His head rests on a pillow decorated with an angel and a figure at prayer. There are also several figures at his foot.
Source: The British Library
Subject: Scotland, Argyllshire, Sculpture, Tombs, Oronsay Priory, grave, Celtic art, soldier, Scottish costume
Geographic coverage: Oronsay (Argyll and Bute) - 134500 , 688500
