Kirkmadrine Stones

These stones rest in the old entrance to a small chapel at the end of a country lane. The chapel sits atop a small hill and has good views all around. This entrance to the chapel has been sealed with glass doors to afford some protection to the stones and consequently photographs have had to be taken through the glass.

The stones were found at Kirkmadrine and are thought to be the earliest examples of Christian carvings in Scotland except for those found at nearby Whithorn. The crosses have examples of the Chi-Rho carving of early Christianity. This is the monogram of X and P denoting the first two letters of the word "Christos" in Greek, meaning Christ.

The photographs below show the stones in some detail but the glass doors affect the quality of the shots.

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