St Fionnlagh’s Chapel
St Fionnlagh's Chapel is a ruined medieval chapel on Cara Island, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. First recorded in the 15th century, the chapel was dedicated to St Fionnlagh. The remains are protected as a category B listed building.- Type: Ruins
- Description: chapel in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cara, St Fionnlugh’s Chapel”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cara Island and Gigalum Island.
Cara Island
Island
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Cara Island is a small island which is located off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland.
Gigalum Island
Islet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gigalum Island or Gigalum is a tiny, private uninhabited island off the southeast coast of Gigha in Scotland. Gigalum has a medieval house in the middle, and gives its name to the strait between it and the main island, "Caolas Gigalum".
Craro Island
Islet
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Craro Island is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of St Fionnlagh’s Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardminish and Gigha.
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 3 miles north of St Fionnlagh’s Chapel.
Gigha
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.
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. Tayinloan is situated 3½ miles east of St Fionnlagh’s Chapel.
St Fionnlagh’s Chapel
- Categories: chapel and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.63519° or 55° 38′ 7″ northLongitude
-5.74888° or 5° 44′ 56″ westOpen location code
9C7PJ7P2+3COpenStreetMap ID
way 417051171OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q7593072
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