From the original at Oronsay Priory, Argyll
This is a cast of one of the most elegant of all the West Highland grave-slabs. Made in 1539, the slab comes from Oronsay Priory in Argyll. It marked the grave of Murchardus MacDuffie of Colonsay.
The slab includes a claymore, a galley and a depiction of a deer-hunt. A Latin inscription on the top and right side reads: 'Here lies Murchardus MacDuffie of Colonsay who died in the year of our Lord 1539; and Mariota MacLean caused me to be made'.
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