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DUNVEGAN CEMETERY

THE ISLE OF SKYE, SCOTLAND

IMAGE NUMBER 1132

Kilmuir graveyard in Dunvegan is situated on high ground overlooking Loch Dunvegan. A stone wall encloses the gravestones surrounding the ruins of St Mary's Chapel. The roofless ruin has a date of 1694 over the north entrance. There are also late medieval gravestones and some 18th century table stones. Within the walls of the ruin are buried the MacLeod Chiefs since the 24th Chief, John Norman who died in 1835. The most recent burial was the 29th Chief, John MacLeod who was buried there in February 2007. Also many of the famous MacCrimmons, the hereditary pipers to the MacLeods were buried here. A tablet is placed on the wall of the church in memory of these great pipers. The hereditary wardens of Dunvegan Castle, the McSweens of Roag, one of Skye's oldest tribes, are on the west side of the churchyard.

TECHNICAL NOTES

The image was taken with a tripod-mounted Phase One 645XF Camera at ISO 200. Exposure of 1/800th of a second and an aperture of F8. Schneider Kreuznach 150 mm lens with leaf shutter. The image was captured on a Phase One IQ3 100 megapixel digital back.