Cloquhernan
Chapel (Medieval), Well (Medieval)
Site Name Cloquhernan
Classification Chapel (Medieval), Well (Medieval)
Canmore ID 42667
Site Number NS41NW 5
NGR NS 43 17
NGR Description NS c. 43 17
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council South Ayrshire
- Parish Coylton (South Ayrshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Kyle And Carrick
- Former County Ayrshire
NS41NW 5 43 17.
There was a Chapel or Carnel, and an associated Chapel Well, in Coylton parish.
H Scott 1920
On Cloquhernan, there is a well called the Chapel or Carnell Well. A church or chapel stood near it at the time of the Reformation. John Knox is supposed to have preached there.
NSA 1845 (A Duncan)
No information regarding either the chapel or well was obtained from enquiries at Cloquhairnan (NS 432 174). There are several springs in this area.
Visited by OS (JFC) 18 June 1954
Field Visit (April 1985)
Cloquhernan, Chapel NS 43 17 NS41NW 5
A church or chapel is said to have stood near a well called the Chapel or Carnell Well, on Cloquhernan; neither the well, nor any remains of a building can be identified.
RCAHMMS 1985, visited April 1985.
(NSA, v, Ayr, 655; Scott 1915-61, iii, 20).
