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MHG6530 - Rona

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NG65NW 2 Unlocated.

'Prior to the construction of the church at Acarseid Thioram in 1912, the population of Rona worshipped in a cave on the E side of the island. The entrance to the cave is akin to a large gothic arch beneath which is a low stone pillar which served as a pulpit. To the right of the pulpit there is a depression in the stone floor which was fed by a drip of water from the cave roof. This depression was used as a font. Inside the cave there are rows of stones used as pews by the congregation. Reputedly even after the church at Acarseid Thioram was built, the infants born on Rona were taken by their fathers to be baptized at the cave. The church cave was last used in the 1970's...'

The island of Rona, the Sound of Raasay, Inverness-shire: [sale particulars], Strutt and Parker 1992.

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Grid reference	Centred NG 6000 5500 (30m by 30m) (2 map features)
Map sheet	NG65NW
Geographical Area	SKYE AND LOCHALSH
Civil Parish	PORTREE

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