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Torr A' Bhlarain
Shrine (Period Unassigned), Bell
Site Name Torr A' Bhlarain
Classification Shrine (Period Unassigned), Bell
Alternative Name(s) Torbhlaren; Torbhlaran
Canmore ID 39546
Site Number NR89SE 14
NGR NR 86 94
NGR Description NR c. 86 94
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/39546
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmichael Glassary
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR89SE 14 c. 86 94.
(NR 8673 9418) Bell and Shrine (NR) (found hereabouts)
OS 6" map (1924)
An ecclesiastical bell-shrine and bell were found in 1814 by Lady Campbell, late occupier of Torbhlaren, at the base of Torr a' Bhlarain, on the SE side, when demolishing a ruined wall; a chain and - ?pectoral - cross were also found.
Though all published accounts quote the above as the find-spot, the first reference is not made until long after the find was made. The articles, now in the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland [NMAS] (Accession no: KA 4-6) were not donated until 1827, after passing through several hands. A typed note, signed by J G Callander, in the NMAS, records information given him by the grandson of the minister of 1814, that the finds were made "at the back of the manse, about the site of the old church." 'At the back of the manse' is a long way from the church; possibly one of the glebe fields was
meant.
Name Book 1867; M Campbell and M Sandeman 1964
There is no local knowledge of this site but the OS siting is unlikely to be correct since it falls on a steep rocky slope. The site of the old church is not known.
Visited by OS (JP) 17 May 1973.
