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Kilchoan House
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Chapel (Period Unassigned), Linear Feature(S) (Period Unknown), Midden (Period Unknown)(Possible), Rotary Quern (Period Unknown), Rotary Quern (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Kilchoan House
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Chapel (Period Unassigned), Linear Feature(S) (Period Unknown), Midden (Period Unknown)(Possible), Rotary Quern (Period Unknown), Rotary Quern (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Melfort Cottage
Canmore ID 22636
Site Number NM71SE 8
NGR NM 7961 1335
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22636
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilbrandon And Kilchattan
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NM71SE 8 7961 1335.
(NM 7962 1335) Melfort Cottage
On the site of (NAT)
Chapel and Burial Ground (NR)
OS 6" map, Argyllshire, 2nd ed., (1900)
This site is now occupied by Kilchoan House, formerly known as Melfort Cottage, built in the mid 19th century. When it was being built, graves containing human remains were found on the site (ONB 1871). The name 'Kilchoan' probably derives from the chapel associated with this burial ground. In a charter of 1313, the name appears as 'Kilcongen', the dedication of the chapel being to St Congan or Comghan.
Ordnance Survey Name Book (ONB) 1871; RCAHMS 1975, visited July 1970.
There are no remains visible of the burial ground or chapel
Visited by OS (DWR) 30 September 1971.
Archaeological Evaluation (8 May 2017 - 12 May 2017)
NM 7961 1335 An evaluation was undertaken, 8–12 May 2017, in advance of the demolition of a house and the construction of a new house. Five trenches were excavated to natural geology on the W, S and E sides of the existing house.
Trench 1, on the W flank of the house, revealed linear drainage features associated with the house and a linear ditch of uncertain date. Trenches 2–4 were excavated to the S of the house. Trench 2 contained no finds or features. Trench 3 exposed a single linear feature of uncertain date. Trench 4 exposed a possible stone concentration and modern asphalt
feature probably associated with the house road construction. Trench 5, sited on the slope to the E of the house, revealed a c0.80m thick charcoal and animal-bone rich garden soil or midden deposit, sealing two linear features, from one of which a rotary-quern fragment was recovered.
Archive: NRHE
Funder: Kilmelford Estate Ltd
(Source: DES, Volume 18)
Information from Addyman Archaeology (P Karsgaard, E Jones) 2018
OASIS ID: addymana1-286146
Watching Brief (June 2019)
NM 79925 13240 In June 2019, monitoring was undertaken in advance of the construction of a new access/driveway, compound area and area of garden ground at Kilchoan House (Canmore ID: 2636). No archaeological remains were encountered.
Archive: NRHE (intended)
Kilchoan Estate Management Ltd
Clare Ellis - Argyll Archaeology
(Source: DES Vol 20)
