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Islay, Kilchoman

School (19th Century), Township (Post Medieval)

Site Name Islay, Kilchoman

Classification School (19th Century), Township (Post Medieval)

Alternative Name(s) Caonis Gall

Canmore ID 82733

Site Number NR26SW 39

NGR NR 216 632

NGR Description Centred on NR 216 632

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Administrative Areas

  • Council Argyll And Bute
  • Parish Kilchoman
  • Former Region Strathclyde
  • Former District Argyll And Bute
  • Former County Argyll

Archaeology Notes

NR26SW 39 centred on 2160 6322

See also:

NR26SW 10 NR 216 632 Church; Burial Ground; Cross

NR26SW 37 NR 2161 6324 Church; Burial Ground; Cross-slabs; Crosses

NR26SW 38 NR 2167 6312 Manse

A famous swordsmith named MacEachern lived in a place called 'Caonis Gall' near Kilchoman church.

F Celoria 1960

A township comprising one unroofed building of four compartments, seven roofed buildings, one of which is a School, another is a Church (NR26SW 10 and NR26SW 37) and a third is a Manse (NR26SW 38), and two enclosures is depicted on the OS 1st edition 6-inch map (Argyllshire 1882, sheet ccvii). One partially roofed, five roofed buildings and seven enclosures are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1981).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 9 November 1998

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