Our Lady of the Isles statue
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Our Lady of the Isles statue is a prominent Catholic monument on South Uist in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, depicting the Virgin Mary and symbolizing the island’s religious heritage and resistance to military development.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Our Lady of Victories statue | 1 |
| Our Lady of the Isles | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic monument
ⓘ
statue ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
opposition to expansion of a missile testing range on South Uist ⓘ |
| category |
Marian shrines
ⓘ
Outdoor sculptures in Scotland ⓘ Roman Catholic monuments and memorials in Scotland ⓘ Statues of the Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | local Catholic community of South Uist ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1958 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1957 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | landmark of Catholic identity in the Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Blessed Virgin Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionType | Madonna statue ⓘ |
| depicts | Virgin Mary ⓘ |
| designer | Hew Lorimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| erected | 1958 ⓘ |
| genre | religious sculpture ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateRegion | Western Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Banrigh nan Eilean (Scottish Gaelic) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | about 9 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | symbol of South Uist’s religious heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1957 ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Outer Hebrides
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ parish of South Uist ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill of Rueval ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent hilltop position
ⓘ
symbolic role in local resistance to militarization ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Hebridean landscape
ⓘ
South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
public monument
ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
|
| sculptor | Hew Lorimer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significanceTo | Catholic community of the Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | protector of the island and its people ⓘ |
| symbolizes | resistance to military development on South Uist ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType | religious tourism site ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Our Lady of Victories statue