Islay, Glenastle
Nunnery (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Site Name Islay, Glenastle
Classification Nunnery (Period Unassigned)(Possible)
Canmore ID 37617
Site Number NR34SW 1
NGR NR 30 44
NGR Description NR c. 30 44
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kildalton And Oa
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR34SW 1 c. 30 44.
In both Upper and Lower Glencastle there appears the name 'Luib na Caillich' (at NR 301 449 and NR 288 457) which here means "the fold of the nun", for about 1/4 mile of N of Glencastle, there is 'Allt Cailleachan Chriosda: the gully of the veiled ones of Christ' (name: NR 280 462). These names indicate the existence of a covent in Glencastle though there is no historical or traditional record of one.
Information contained in letter from W D Lamont 1957.
No further information.
Visited by OS (BS) 3 June 1978.