No boat needed! You can drive onto this island.
In an ancient graveyard you will find two unique pagan stone
carvings.The more famous of these statues is a double-sided figure
of two beings in typical 'Celtic' squatting mode, carved
back-to-back, the E side being male with a pointed penis beneath
the stylised crossed arms (all carved in high relief), and the W
side being female, with a protruding tongue. There is incised
zig-zag decoration between the two heads, which may represent hair,
and both figures have a band or belt at the base of the torsos.
The other smaller statue came from Lusty More Island close by,
and was known as "The Lusty Man" even though it is genderless. The
fact that only one eye is fully carved suggests that it may
represent the Badhbha or Divine Hag,who, like the Norse sky-god
Odin,was blind in the left eye. The name Boa is an anglicisation of
her name. This statue is carved in light relief, and the figure
seems to be holding something.
The date of the statues is probably no earlier than the 8th
century and may be rather later. Two headed figures such as these
are commonly referred to as 'Janus' figures after the two faced
Roman God of gates and doors, although here there is no connection
with Rome or the Roman empire.
The cache is contained in a green decontamination kit box
(thanks to Hezekiah),and contains a few small trinkets.
PLEASE ENSURE THE BOX IS CLOSED CORRECTLY. A PUSH ON ALL
FOUR CORNERS OF THE LID DOES THE TRICK.