Cill Chriosd
Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the parish church was relocated to Broadford.Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: church building, now ruinous, on Skye, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cill Chriosd,church and burial ground”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Cill Chriosd and High Pasture Cave.
High Pasture Cave
Cave
Photo: Paul Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Pasture Cave is an archaeological site on the island of Skye, Scotland. Human presence is documented since the Mesolithic, and remains, including Iron Age structures, point to ritual veneration of either the landscape or deities associated with the place. High Pasture Cave is situated 1½ miles southwest of Cill Chriosd.
Beinn na Caillich
Peak
Photo: Espandero, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Beinn na Caillich is a mountain with a height of 732 metres, west of Broadford on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is one of the Red Hills, or Red Cuillin. There is another Beinn na Caillich at Kyle Rhea on Skye, with an identical height. Beinn na Caillich is situated 2 miles northwest of Cill Chriosd.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilbride and Blackpark.
Kilbride
Hamlet
Photo: A‘ chachaileith, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kilbride (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Bhrìghde, or the Church of Saint Bride) is a small township in Strath Swordale, Isle of Skye, Scotland. The township is situated in a pocket of fertile lime-rich soil, between the Red Hills to the north and Beinn an Dubhaich and the Suidhisnis peninsula to the south. Kilbride is situated 1½ miles west of Cill Chriosd.
Blackpark
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Corby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackpark is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cill Chriosd.
Broadford
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadford is a village straggling along the main road across Skye in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. All island routes converge here so you're bound to pass through it.
Cill Chriosd
- Categories: church ruin, church, building, ruins, historic site, and burial
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.21484° or 57° 12′ 53″ northLongitude
-5.94818° or 5° 56′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C9P6372+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 179340922OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=grave_yardOpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q2545165
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Scottish Gaelic—“Cill Chriosd” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Cill Chriosd”
- Irish: “Cill Chríosd”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cill Chrìosda”
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Highlights include Beinn Shuardail and Creagan Fitheach.
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