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Cille Bhrianain is a medieval chapel and burial ground located at Uinessan on the island of Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides. The site represents an early Christian place of worship, likely dating to the medieval period, and reflects the pattern of small ecclesiastical establishments found throughout the Scottish islands. The chapel remains are modest in scale, consistent with rural island chapels of this era, and the associated burial ground indicates the site's function as a spiritual and mortuary focus for the local community. The monument demonstrates the religious organisation of Hebridean settlement during the medieval period.
Cille Bhrianain,chapel and burial ground,Uinessan,Vatersay is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6000. View the official record →
Cille Bhrianain is a medieval chapel and burial ground located at Uinessan on the island of Vatersay in the Outer Hebrides. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM6000.
Cille Bhrianain,chapel and burial ground,Uinessan,Vatersay dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a chapel and burial ground,uinessan,vatersay. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cille Bhrianain,chapel and burial ground,Uinessan,Vatersay 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 SM6000.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kisimul Castle, Castlebay, Barra (2.2 km), Alt Chrisal, multi-period settlement 750m ESE of Gortein, Barra (3 km), Dun a'Chaolais,broch,Vatersay (3.8 km).
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