Revealing medieval Lismore: a continuing community project
The isle of Lismore (inner Hebrides) was a place of political and religious importance throughout medieval times but this has been largely forgotten, and the surviving monuments have suffered neglect in subsequent centuries. For the last five years a partnership of the Lismore Historical Society (Comann Eachdraidh Lios Mòr) and Lismore parish church has been committed to remedying this neglect, embarking upon a long-term project to explore, conserve, display, publicise and interpret the rich medieval heritage of the island. With progress stalled by the coronavirus pandemic, this is a good time to take stock of progress.
Visitors today find it difficult to understand why the original cathedral of the diocese
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