(Lairich Rig / CC BY-SA 2.0 ) Stretched For ProtectionĪrchitecturally, gargoyles are stonemasons’ tools, carefully carved with spouts, which are designed to take water away from the sides of buildings, therefore preventing rainwater from eroding masonry and its connecting mortar. The outside of the Paisley Abbey in Scotland, where the alien gargoyle can be seen. An ‘alien’ gargoyle carved on the exterior of a 12th-century Scottish abbey is causing waves on social media.īelieved to have been founded as a holy site in the 7th century by Saint Mirin (or Saint Mirren) the 12th century Paisley Abbey is a Scottish parish church of the Church of Scotland situated on the east bank of the White Cart Water in the center of the town of Paisley in Renfrewshire, about 12 miles (19 km) west of Glasgow.Ī gargoyle carved high up on the abbey’s roof is making waves on social media because it mirrors the xenomorph creature from the 1979 movie Alien, and Glasgow Live reports photographs are going viral on Facebook and Twitter.
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