Keills
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Keills Scottish Gaelic A 'Chill |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 50 ′ N , 6 ° 8 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | NR395662 | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA45 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Keills ( Gaelic : A 'Chill ) is a village in the northeast of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . Administratively it belongs to the Council Area Argyll and Bute . Keills is located on the A846 , the island's main road, which connects the two port towns of Port Askaig and Port Ellen . Port Askaig is about 1.5 kilometers east, Bowmore , the island's main town, 13 kilometers southwest. The now abandoned village of Ballochray was once a kilometer to the east . In 1841 there were 83 inhabitants in Keills. Ten years later, the population was almost unchanged at 80. Keills is not listed separately in the current census data. Lead was once mined at Keills .
Directly north of the village is the shaft of a Celtic cross near the ruins of the historic chapel. The upper part of the cross has broken off, so that only the 1.80 m high shaft with a base area of 28 cm × 16 cm has been preserved. The cross probably dates from the 14th-15th centuries. Century and its design corresponds to the crosses on Iona . Since the cross was no longer firmly anchored on its base and leaned to one side, it was restored. It is probably the original base, but it was restored at the end of the 19th century. There is a cairn below the base . The border wall between Keills and the neighboring Persabus once stood near the cross and the chapel .
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scotland Census 1841
- ↑ Scotland Census 1851
- ↑ Entry on Keill's Mine in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Keills in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)