Kilchattan Chapel
Kilchattan Chapel is a ruined medieval chapel near Ardminish, Isle of Gigha, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in the 13th century, the chapel was dedicated to St. Cathan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: chapel in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achamore House,old parish church 230m N of” and “St Cathan’s Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gigha Parish Church and Gigha Hotel.
Gigha Parish Church
Church
Photo: TheTurfBurner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gigha Parish Church is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Kilchattan Chapel.
Gigha Hotel
Hotel
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gigha Hotel is situated 2,600 feet northeast of Kilchattan 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.
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 Kilchattan Chapel.
Kilchattan Chapel
- Categories: chapel and historic site
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.669° or 55° 40′ 8″ northLongitude
-5.7493° or 5° 44′ 58″ westOpen location code
9C7PM792+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 62271487OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q6406642
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gigha Island Ogham Stone (CIIC 506, CISP GIGHA/1) and Gigha Village Hall.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kilchattan Chapel”. Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.