Kilallan, St Fillan's Seat
Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Site Name Kilallan, St Fillan's Seat
Classification Natural Feature (Period Unknown)
Canmore ID 42249
Site Number NS36NE 4
NGR NS 3839 6892
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/42249
- Council Renfrewshire
- Parish Houston
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Renfrew
- Former County Renfrewshire
NS36NE 4 3839 6892
(NS 38396892) St Fillan's Seat (NR)
OS 25" map (1965)
St Fillan's Seat, an earthfast boulder, is situated in a field near Kilallan (St Fillan's) Church (NS36NE 5). On its top is a circular hollow about 14ins across, forming a comfortable resting-place. To the right, as one site, is another hollow, an irregular oval in shape, 9 ins long by about 3 3/4ins broad. According to tradition, St Fillan sat in the seat and carried out baptisms with water from this cavity (J M Mackinlay 1895). Lyle describes St Fillan's Seat as "a huge boulder, with a rude font on the top, which was used for open-air baptism".
W W Lyle 1975
St Fillan's Seat is as described above; it appears to be a natural feature.
Visited by OS (JD) 26 July 1955
