Alphabet Angel - Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
N 55° 12.336 W 006° 31.472
29U E 657524 N 6120465
The Alphabet Angel monument represents the local tongue commonly known as Ulster. The sculpture explores & celebrates the local tongue of Ulster/Scots - a shared form of communication common in North Antrim. Located in Bushmills, Northern Ireland.
Waymark Code: WMZE69
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/28/2018
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This Ulster/Scots or Scots /Irish, bronze sculpture is the work of sculptor Ross Wilson. The pathway leading to the Angel has inlaid a poem by the Ulster/Scots poet James Fenton. Located in the Heart of the small picturesque village of Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
The Alphabet Angel is not a religious sculpture, but a monument to remember & commemorate the Ulster language, known as Ulster /Scots.
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The Text on the Historic Marker reads as follows:
Contains forgotten words and meanings of the Ulster Scots tongue.
Heart 1
Represents the heart of the land and the soul of the place.
Heart 2
Represents the heart of the people, the spirit of the language.
Flying Goggles
The protection of vision for the insight of dialect.
Belt Pouch
Symbol of renewed currency of an ancient spoken tongue.
Thistle Icon
Represents the shared cultural foundations between Scotland and Ulster.
Capital A
Alpha, the origin of word making, both spiritual and oral.
Trumpet
Sounds the call for recognition of the Ulster-Scots tongue.
The Ulster-Scots Sculpture ‘Alphabet Angel’ is a community generated project that draws its inspiration from the cultural authenticity of an everyday spoken tongue within the village & surrounding town lands of Bushmills.
Funders include; The Big Lottery, through the Creating Common Ground Consortium, the Ulster-Scots Agency, Causeway Coast:
Text Sources: (
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Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2004
Location: Heart of Town - Near entrance to Bus Station & Car Park.