The birlinn is a type of boat used especially in the Hebrides and West Highlands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. This one is carved on a gravestone at Kilbride church, Lerags, Argyll. At the top of the mast there looks to be a beacon or torch. A lit torch represents life, immortality and the everlasting life.

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This old gravestone has been covered with so many lichens that it's almost white. The shape of the stone gives a clue to age (I'm not going to hazard a guess) but it's no longer possible to read the inscription. Kilbride church, Lerags, Argyll.

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“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”. Agnus Dei carving on cross at Kilbrides church, Lerags. I think this lichen covered sheep looks very bonny.

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