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Lianachan Sep 16, 2005 12:56:26

Replying to BigSweetie

Another thought - there may well be some evidence of the chapel that was dedicated to St. Mardoc. Placename evidence.

I notice on CanMap that the stone is across the modern A9 from an area called "Kilmorich" - "kil", of course, signifies a church. In 1246, a church was founded at the head of Loch Fyne which was dedicated to St Mordac - it was called "Kilmorich", so it could be that this Kilmorich has the same origin?

Circumstantial again, but interesting (to people like me who like placenames, anyway).

BigSweetie Sep 16, 2005 15:32:44

Replying to Lianachan

Hi Lianachan,

It's definitely not an Class III stone, it's a lot more primitive than that. it's just a huge cross gouged out of what is almost certainly an old standing stone

as for this particular <a href="http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5085">Kilmorich</a>, Watson believes it contains the name Muireadhach which may be St Muireadhach, abbot of Hi, who died in 1011 (cf St Muireach's Well at Mains of Kilmorick in the 1845 Statistical Account, p997)

the field at Kilmorich is very interesting actually (<a href+"http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/5085">click here for it's page on TMA</a>, with what's probably a long barrow sticking out of a round cairn

the Scottish Megaraks visited it back in 2002, <a href="http://www.andysweet.co.uk/stones/megaraks/october2002-2.html">here</a>

Cheers
Andy