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Monument Near the Kirk of Nieg [i.e. Nigg]

Monument Near the Kirk of Nieg [i.e. Nigg]

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LOCATION: Nigg
DISTRICT: Fearn
OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS:Nigg
CONTRIBUTOR: Highland Libraries
COLLECTION NAME: Remarkable Ruins and Romantic Prospects
AUTHOR/CREATOR: Peter Mazell
DATE OF ORIGINAL: 1788
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This illustration is from 'Remarkable Ruins and Romantic Prospects', by Charles Cordiner (1788). The early mediaeval sculptured stone, from the Churchyard at Nigg, is intricately carved and depicts a hunting scene. A more detailed description of this and other monuments in the Highlands is available in the Highland Sites and Monuments Record, which can be accessed from our home page



IDENTIFIER: QZP40_U_172_P014

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