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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic monument ⓘ
statue ⓘ
associatedWith Roman Catholic Diocese of Argyll and the Isles ⓘ
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 ⓘ
linked to: Virgin Mary
depictionType Madonna statue ⓘ
depicts Virgin Mary ⓘ
designer Hew Lorimer ⓘ
erected 1958 ⓘ
genre religious sculpture ⓘ
hasCoordinateRegion Western Isles ⓘ
linked to: Outer Hebrides
hasNameInLanguage Banrigh nan Eilean (Scottish Gaelic) ⓘ
hasView Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
height about 9 metres ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
purpose public monument ⓘ
religious devotion ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
sculptor Hew Lorimer ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Uibhist a Deas → hasReligiousSite → Our Lady of the Isles statue ⓘ
Monument Square → hasFeature → Our Lady of Victories statue ⓘ
linked to: Our Lady of the Isles statue