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This project was the result of an RIAS millennium award. I researched and explored a number of early sacred sites on Skye, culminating in this exhibition. The work seeks to express the essence of each particular place as it is now. |
Annaid - obsolete word for church |
Annaid
Camus na-h-Annait Tobar na-h-Annait Clach-na-h-Annait Achnahannait |
Aiseag
Eilean Chaluim Chille Loch Chaluim Chille Rutha nam Braithairean Kildonan Kilbride |
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| 'I saw a little well in Kilbride, in the south of Skye, with one trout only in it. The natives are very tender of it and although they often chance to catch it in their wooden pails they are very careful to preserve it from being destroyed. It has been seen there for many years.' A description of the Western Isles of Scotland by Martin Martin 1695. | According to Adamnan, St.Columba visited Skye in 585 and 'stayed some days', whilst here he is said to have had an encounter with a wild boar which he is reputed to have killed solely by the 'efficacy of words'. At that time 'there were some thirty places of worship in Trotternish, besides many monasteries dedicated to the saint'. History of Skye by Alexander Nicolson 1930. |
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