Cille Choirill
Cille Choirill is a 15th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Glen Spean in Lochaber, Scotland. Dedicated to St Caireall mac Curnain of what is now County Galway, it was possibly built by Cameron of Lochiel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: James Yardley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: church building in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Achlauchrach, Glen Spean Roman Catholic Church Of St Cyril”, “Cille Choireil”, “Cille Choirille Church”, and “Glen Spean Roman Catholic Church of St Cyril, Achlauchrach”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Creag Dhubh and Roy Bridge railway station.
Creag Dhubh
Peak
Photo: Jon Earnshaw, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Creag Dhubh is a hill in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It is located in the Lochaber region, east of Roybridge. A rounded hill, Creag Dhubh separates Glen Spean to the south and lower Glen Roy to the north.
Roy Bridge railway station
Railway station
Photo: Peter Moore, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roy Bridge railway station is a railway station serving the village of Roybridge in the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Tulloch and Spean Bridge, sited 87 miles 35 chains from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh. Roy Bridge railway station is situated 2 miles west of Cille Choirill.
Inverlair Falls
Waterfall
Photo: ronnie leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverlair Falls is a waterfall of Scotland. Inverlair Falls is situated 2 miles east of Cille Choirill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achluachrach and Roybridge.
Achluachrach
Hamlet
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achluachrach is a small settlement in Glen Spean in Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the A86 road, 3 km east of Roybridge and 8 km east of Spean Bridge.
Roybridge
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Roybridge is a small village, that lies at the confluence of the rivers River Roy and River Spean, located three miles east of Spean Bridge, in Kilmonivaig Parish, Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland administrative area. Roybridge is situated 2½ miles west of Cille Choirill.
Inverroy
Village
Inverroy is a scattered village, situated 2 miles east of Spean Bridge, in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inverroy is situated 3 miles west of Cille Choirill.
Cille Choirill
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.89129° or 56° 53′ 29″ northLongitude
-4.78088° or 4° 46′ 51″ westOpen location code
9C8QV6R9+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 638807726OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q17826011
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In Other Languages
“Cille Choirill” goes by many names.
- Scottish Gaelic: “Cille a‘ Choirill”
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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 “Cille Choirill”. Photo: The Carlisle Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0.