White Island on Lower Lough Erne, Co Fermanagh

Описание: The island is famous for its remarkable sandstone carved figures, now inset into the north wall of the church. The figures date to the 9th or the 10th century AD. Six of the eight figures were found at various times from 1830 to 1958. These six figures consist of three pairs, in terms of height. They predate the current building and would originally have been part of an earlier church, most likely used in pairs as supporting pillars.

The unfinished figure tells us that the figures were carved on site. In the 12th century they were reused as building blocks for the stone church you can see today. Despite much research and many theories, the figures still hold many secrets.

The church has a beautiful Romanesque doorway, reconstructed in 1928 and the only surviving example of its type in Northern Ireland. Stone carvings such as those on White Island and Boa Island suggest that Fermanagh had stonemasons capable of detailed and original figurative work. Each figure on White Island conveys a Christian message.

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