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Kilchiaran Chapel, Kilchiaran. View of interior of remains from West.
AG 6882
Description Kilchiaran Chapel, Kilchiaran. View of interior of remains from West.
Date 1974
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number AG 6882
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 423701
Scope and Content View from west showing interior of chapel at Kilchiaran, Islay, Argyll and Bute This medieval chapel at Kilchiaran on the west of Islay's Rhinns peninsula, is dedicated to St Ciaran, hence the name 'Kil-(chapel)-chiaran'. Roofless by 1794, it was partly restored and reconstructed by the Islay Historic Buildings Works Group in 1972-3. The chapel is built of random rubble, the masonry consisting of slate, flagstones and boulders. The east gable stands to its full height, while the other walls are no higher than 1m. Two steps within a wall across the chapel lead to the raised chancel. The interior of the east gable wall incorporates three aumbries, or small cupboards, and the altar was placed in front of this. In the foreground, in the floor of the nave, are several medieval grave-slabs, and a late medieval font (right). Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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