Talk:Ardwall House

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Did you know... that Ardwall House (pictured) has a garden ornament in the form of an early mediaeval Pictish slab inscribed with a Celtic cross?

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Did you know nomination

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The result was: promoted by Rlink2 (talk) 23:02, 14 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Ardwall House

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... that Ardwall House (pictured) has a garden ornament in the form of an early mediaeval Pictish slab inscribed with a Celtic cross? Source: Places of Worship in Scotland website, "The house's old rose garden contains a Pictish cross, which was at some time removed from Ardwall Island. It is now used as a garden ornament and is in good condition. It features a lightly incised Celtic cross on one side." Also from the offline Gifford source cited in the article: "SE of the house, a rather small early medieval stone slab incised with a cross. It came from Ardwall Island..."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Colin Stubs

Created by Girth Summit (talk). Self-nominated at 11:04, 21 July 2022 (UTC).[reply]

Reviewing... New enough, long enough and QPQ provided. Hook interesting. I think this nomination needs to go in 17 July section. Will complete rest soon. Whispyhistory (talk) 16:09, 21 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Whispyhistory Thanks for the review. I started this in user space on 17 July; I moved into article space on 21 July. Hope that helps :) Girth Summit _(blether) 00:40, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]
... Reads well, hook in article followed by citation to a reference containing hook fact. Professionally photographed. No copyvio issues. Looks straight forward. Added (pictured) adding to hook. Thank you @Girth Summit:... Whispyhistory (talk) 06:28, 22 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]