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Repository	Scottish Catholic Archives
Ref No	SCA/GD/140/37
Title	St. Brendan’s, Craigston, Isle of Barra
Date	1937
Level	Item
Description	This depiction of St. Brendan’s makes much of its apparent isolation; a skyscape occupies half of the compositional frame, in which drifting clouds are captured with spare, elegant line; the church is situated in a central position, with the modest cross
Physical Description	Pen and ink
Admin_History	This church was built on Barra in 1858. In 1857 the old chapel had been destroyed and a new building begun. Hard-wearing materials were used in the building: whinstone for the walls and a belfry and cross upon the gable made of freestone. Each side of the
AccessConditions	Open for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act
PublnNote	The Catholic Directory for Scotland 1859

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