A sheela-na-gig carving on the tower of St Clement's church, Rodel, South Harris in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
St Clement's church at Rodel (Roghadal in Gaelic) on the Isle of Harris was built in the early 16th century and is described by Pevsner as 'the grandest medieval building in the Western Isles'. This sheela-na-gig is on a sculptured stone set in the stringcourse on the south side of the church tower. Such carvings are said to ward off death and to keep away evil spirits.
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Location: St Clement's church, Rodel, South Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
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