Killean Chapel

Killean Chapel is a place of worship in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland. Killean Chapel is situated nearby to the cemetery Killean St. John’s Church Graveyard, as well as near Killean Old Chuchyard Cemetery Extension.

Photo: Steve Partridge, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Place of worship
Description: church in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Killean Old Church”, “Kintyre, Killean, St John’s Church”, “St John’s Church, church, burial ground and carved stones, Killean”, and “St. John’s Church (ruins)”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tayinloan and Ardminish.

Tayinloan

Village

Photo: PAUL FARMER, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tayinloan is a village situated on the west coast of the Kintyre peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The village has a sub post office, general store and a small hotel, a village hall and a play park.

Ardminish

Village

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Ardminish is the sole village on the Isle of Gigha in the Inner Hebrides, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, and considered its "capital". It is connected to the mainland through a regular ferry service that runs to Tayinloan. Ardminish is situated 4 miles northwest of Killean Chapel.

Gigha

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Gigha is an island 3 miles off Argyll on the west coast of Scotland. The name is probably from Norse Guðey, “god’s island” or “good island”. It’s about 6 miles north-south by 1½ miles wide, and in 2011 had a population of 163.

Killean Chapel

Categories: church, building, ruins, historic site, and religion
Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

55.63993° or 55° 38′ 24″ north

Longitude

-5.66386° or 5° 39′ 50″ west

Open location code

9C7PJ8QP+XF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 200653233

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

Wikidata ID

Q1565329

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In Other Languages

“Killean Chapel” goes by many names.

German: “Killean Chapel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Killean St. John’s Church Graveyard and Killean Old Chuchyard Cemetery Extension.

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