Kilarrow Parish Church
Kilarrow Church is a Church of Scotland parish church, overlooking and serving Bowmore on the island of Islay. The "Round Church", as it is often known, was built in 1767.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Church of Scotland
- Description: category A listed building in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Kilarrow”, “Kilarrow Parish Church, Bowmore, Islay”, and “The Round Kirk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowmore distillery and Islay Hospital.
Bowmore distillery
Distillery
Photo: Mick Garatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bowmore distillery is a Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides. The distillery, which lies on the South Eastern shore of Loch Indaal, is one of the oldest in Scotland. Bowmore distillery is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Kilarrow Parish Church.
Islay Hospital
Hospital
Islay Hospital is a community hospital in Gortanvogie Road, Bowmore, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. Islay Hospital is situated 1,500 feet east of Kilarrow Parish Church.
John Francis Campbell Monument
Memorial
Photo: Barbara Carr, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John Francis Campbell Monument is a memorial, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Kilarrow Parish Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bowmore and Bridgend.
Bowmore
Town
Photo: Fakirbakir, Public domain.
Bowmore is a small town on the Scottish island of Islay, situated on the banks of the sea loch, Loch Indaal. It serves as administrative capital of the island, and gives its name to the noted Bowmore distillery producing Bowmore single malt scotch whisky.
Bridgend
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bridgend is a village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay off the western coast of Scotland at the tip of Loch Indaal. The village is within the parish of Killarow and Kilmeny. Bridgend is situated 2½ miles northeast of Kilarrow Parish Church.
Islay
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Islay is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, with a population of 3,228 in 2011. It's mostly low-lying grazing land and heath, with Port Ellen and Bowmore the main settlements.
Kilarrow Parish Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.75507° or 55° 45′ 18″ northLongitude
-6.28642° or 6° 17′ 11″ westOpen location code
9C7MQP47+2COpenStreetMap ID
way 91015010OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=church_of_scotlandWikidata ID
Q1366926
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Kilarrow Parish Church” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kilarrow Parish Church”
- French: “Kilarrow Parish Church”
- German: “Bowmore Round Church”
- German: “Kilarrow Parish Church”
- Irish: “Eaglais Cill an Rubha”
- Japanese: “キラロウ教区教会”
- Swedish: “Kilarrow Parish Church”
- Turkish: “Kilarrow Parish Church”
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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 “Kilarrow Parish Church”. Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.