Kilbrannan Chapel. General view of Chapel and Churchyard from North-East.
AG 691
Description Kilbrannan Chapel. General view of Chapel and Churchyard from North-East.
Date 1965
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 691
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 359979, SC 2524776
Scope and Content Kilbrannan Chapel, Knapdale, Argyll Kilbrannan Chapel, dedicated to St Brendan, was probably built to replace Skipness Castle's chapel in around 1300. Most of the stone was quarried nearby, but the red sandstone dressings came from Arran, just across the Sound. Most of the original shell survives. The east window (left) lights the chancel where the now-missing altar stood. The top window in the west end (right) probably lit a loft over the nave. St Brendan, known as 'the Voyager', was a Celtic saint popular in the west of Scotland and the Isles. According to the 10th-century 'Voyage of Brendan', he led monks in the exploration of legendary Atlantic islands, including the Land of Promise. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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