Old Croft House on the Outer Hebrides in the IWestern Isles Scotland. SCO 6321
Uig Beach is perhaps best know as the site where the Lewis Chessmen were found, and now there is a large sculpture beside the beach parking area. These chessmen were unearthed around 1831, from a stone chamber behind the beach. 93 pieces exist, some in the Royal Museum in Edinburgh but most in the British Museum. They date from the Viking occupation and were carved from walrus ivory and whales' teeth and shaped as seated kings and queens, mitred bishops, knights on horses, castles and pawns in the shape of obelisks.
Size: 5620px × 3733px
Location: Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides. Western Isles. Scotland. UK
Photo credit: © David Gowans / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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