Scotland 2005 Holiday Photos

[macwilkin]

Great pic's Daneel,
I think the scallop shell is a pilgrims symbol. When walking the pilgrims way from Winchester to Cantabury many years ago, shells were used as a sybol on the signs

BTW nice to see that sporran in action

David,

You are correct! The scallop is a symbol of a pilgrim, especially one who makes a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compestella in NE Spain, to the shrine of St. James (Santiago) the Apostle. In my church we have the coat-of-arms of various saints displayed in the nave of the church (it was common to give arms to religious figures in the Middle Ages), and the scallop is on the arms of St. James.

Cheers,

Todd

[Sindarius]

Beautifull photos Daneel. Thank you for sharing them.