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Nave Island is a small island off the west coast of Islay in Argyllshire that served as a multi-period settlement and religious site from at least the Viking Age through the medieval period. The island contains the fragmentary remains of a small chapel, a Viking-age longhouse, various structural foundations representing later settlement activity, burial cairns, and the distinctive remains of a kelp-burning kiln indicative of early modern economic activity. The monastic or religious character of the site suggests it may have functioned as a hermitage or secondary ecclesiastical settlement within the wider Hebridean Christian landscape. The diverse archaeological remains indicate sustained human occupation across several centuries, making it a valuable record of settlement patterns and economic practices in the Hebridean islands.
Nave Island, monastic site, Viking house, chapel, burial ground, settlement and kelp-burning kiln. is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3233. View the official record →
Nave Island is a small island off the west coast of Islay in Argyllshire that served as a multi-period settlement and religious site from at least the Viking Age through the medieval period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3233.
Nave Island, monastic site, Viking house, chapel, burial ground, settlement and kelp-burning kiln. dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a monastic site, viking house, chapel, burial ground, settlement and kelp-burning kiln.. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Nave Island, monastic site, Viking house, chapel, burial ground, settlement and kelp-burning kiln. 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 SM3233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cill Naoimh, chapel, cross and burial ground, Kilnave, Islay (4.4 km), Crannog, Loch Laingeadail, Islay (5.3 km), Cill Ronain, chapel site 380m N of Braigo, Islay (8.4 km).
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