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Cill Choluimchille is a medieval parish church located in Lochaline, Argyllshire, Scotland. The site is dedicated to Saint Columba, as indicated by its Gaelic name, and represents an important ecclesiastical settlement within the medieval parish structure of the region. The church occupies a position of strategic and spiritual significance within the local landscape, reflecting the continued Christian presence in this part of the Highlands during the medieval period. The surviving remains and archaeological record of the site provide evidence for medieval religious practice and the organisation of parish life in Argyllshire.
Cill Choluimchille,old parish church,Lochaline is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6319. View the official record →
Cill Choluimchille is a medieval parish church located in Lochaline, Argyllshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6319.
Cill Choluimchille,old parish church,Lochaline dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a old parish church,lochaline. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cill Choluimchille,old parish church,Lochaline is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM6319.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Keil in Morvern,cross 50m S of Keil Church,Lochaline (0.1 km), Keil Church, medieval graveslabs (0.1 km), Ardness, cairn 600m SSE of (0.9 km).
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