Hector McLean highland warrior chief grave on the Inch Kenneth near Isle of Mull, Scotland
The island is said to take it's name from St. Kenneth, a contemporary of St Columba, who is said to have founded a monastery on the island. This grave is beside the ruins of a 13th century chapel on the island with its double lancet window on the east wall. This sandstone slab bears a full length effigy of an armed man in high relief. His head rests on a cushion and his feet against a lion or hound. In his right hand he holds a round object, perhaps a cannonball, and on his left arm is a targe bearing a raised shield on which a coat of arms was once carved or painted. Suspended from his waist belt is a sword resembling a 16th century claymore, while at his right hip is a dirk.
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Location: Inch Kenneth, Isle of Mull, United Kingdom
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