On 12-5-2015 11:32, Stephen wrote:
> On 12/05/2015 08:42, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> Very true. The truth here is that I did not care about orientation, only
>> about how it would look in the landscape. That said, we do not know what
>> the geographic orientation of the landscape is, do we?
>
> We only know that it is *not Islay* :-)

That's right, my wee laddy!

>
>> Interestingly, and to my surprise, St Kiaran's church has not the
>> complete plan form of a cross. It is missing the western transept. Was
>> it lack of money? I have not found an explanation. Needless to say, I
>> corrected that flaw ;-)
>
> Oh! dear. ;-)
>
> I would say that St. Kiaran's is not in the form of a cross because it
> is Church of Scotland. They do not hold with graven images or false
> idols and that includes crosses. The exception is the cross of St.
> Andrew (surprisingly enough). But then he was only a disciple.
>

That must be it as any trace of a planned additional transept is absent 
from the stonework. I have drawn the wrath of God on me (or at least of 
the local congregation) by my ignorant building frenzy. My only way out 
is to sell the building to the Pope for 30 pieces of silver. ;-)

-- 
Thomas

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