Kilmeny
Kilmeny is a hamlet in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Kilmeny is situated nearby to the village Ballygrant, as well as near the locality Kilslevan.- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet on Islay in Argyll and Bute, Scotland
- Also known as: “Cille Mheinidh”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kilmeny Parish Church and Dun Guaidhre.
Dun Guaidhre
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dun Guaidhre, also known as Dùn Ghùaidhre, is an Iron Age fort southwest of Kilmeny, Islay, Scotland. It is protected as a scheduled monument. Local tradition associates the fort with Godred Crovan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ballygrant and Keills.
Ballygrant
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballygrant is a small village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay of the western coast of Scotland. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny.
Keills
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keills is a village, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kilmeny.
Islay
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Islay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 3,228 in 2011. It's mostly low-lying grazing land and heath, with Port Ellen and Bowmore the main settlements.
Kilmeny
- Category: locality
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.81212° or 55° 48′ 44″ northLongitude
-6.16824° or 6° 10′ 6″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9C7MRR6J+RPOpenStreetMap ID
node 7037738226OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Scottish Gaelic—“Kilmeny” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Cille Mheinidh”
- German: “Kilmeny”
- Irish: “Cille Mheinidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cille Mheinidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Kilmeny”
- “Cille Mheinidh”
- “Kilmeny”
- “Kilmeny - Cille Mheinidh”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ballygrant and Kilslevan.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cill a’Mhanaich, church and burial ground 210m SSW of Kilmeny and The Old Manse.
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