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Title
Time and Tide Bell
Medium
bronze
Measurements
H 300 x W 200 x D 200 cm (E)
Accession number
HS2_DO_S135
Acquisition method
gifted by Marcus Vergette
Work type
Sculpture
Owner
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Custodian
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19th June 2010
Access
time restrictions apply
Access note
The bell is inaccessible except for possibly at low spring tides.
Inscription description
inscription on the wave-catcher: Gun mhuthadh gun truas A’ sluaisreadh gainneim h na tràgh’d An àtaireachd bhuan Cluinn fuaim na h-àtairreachd àrd. Mo leabaidh dean suas Ri fuaim na h-àtaireachd àrdWithout change, without pity Breaking on the sand of the beach The ceaseless surge Listen to the high surge of the sea Make my resting place be By the sound of the surge of the sea
