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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2013 4:09 pm Post subject: Spot the memorials |
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Just for a bit of fun, can you identify the memorials in the recent item on Border news at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBlOuPY61vM&feature=youtu.be a couple of clues, they are all in Dumfries and Galloway and some appear more than once. I'll bet there is one that will have you scratching your heads unless you are local - I will post the answer in a day or so.
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 7:59 am Post subject: |
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I can get the obvious ones:
Dumfries
Kirkcudbright
Annan
I remember the updates about Cummertrees Parish Church Lych Gate restoration.
Can't identify the cross though. Is it near Dalbeattie?
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 10:58 am Post subject: |
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that's the one I thought would get you, you have the others right of course, update later today
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Stewartry
Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 274 Location: nr Nottingham
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 6:58 pm Post subject: |
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Between Dumfries and Annan (R.......). Have you noticed the similarity to Terregles?
Stuart _________________ www.sonsofgalloway.org.uk
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spoons
Joined: 09 Jan 2007 Posts: 4991 Location: St John's Town of Dalry
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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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Well spotted, Ruthwell parish in the village of Clarencefield.
These celtic cross memorials would be a study in their own right, Ruthwell and Terregles are similar and my own Dalry is not too disimilar, also Bankend (Caerlaverock), along with Sorbie and Isle of Whithorn.
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Adam Brown Curator
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 7312 Location: Edinburgh (From Sutherland)
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Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Paul
The Celtic Crosses and obelisks around Scotland are worthy of a great deal of study. I wouldn't be surprised if many of those in D&G came from one or two big masonary firms.
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