| Title: |
Notice of the Discovery of an Inscribed Stone at Weem, near Aberfeldy, Perthshire. With Some Account of St Cuthbert's Connection with Weem.
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| Issue: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 50 |
| Series: |
Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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| Volume: |
50
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| Number of Pages: |
384 |
| Page Start/End: |
288 - 302 |
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| Licence Type: |
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| Publication Type: |
Journal
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| Abstract: |
The inscribed stone was discovered during grave digging in the old churchyard at Weem. The incised inscription is in two lines, separated from each other by a wide interval. The article attempts to interpret the inscription which is difficult to read and probably incomplete as a portion of the undressed stone has recently broken off. The inscription remains undated and undecipherable although a variety of possibilities are considered. The Perthshire place-name of Weem is believed to be derived from the Gaelic word uaim, a cave, there being in the face of the steep precipitous hill known as Weem Rock a cave, or rather there are two caves, one of\r\nthem traditionally having a connection with St Cuthbert. The connection of Cuthbert with Weem rests solely on the Irish Life of that saint. |
| Year of Publication: |
1915
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| Subjects / Periods: |
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GRAVE
(Monument Type England)
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| Caves (Auto Detected Subject) |
| Churchyard (Auto Detected Subject) |
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| Source: |
ADS Archive
(ADS Archive)
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| Created Date: |
13 Jan 2014 |
