Kildalton Chapel
Kildalton Chapel (also Kildalton Church , Scottish Gaelic Cill Daltain ) is a former church on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . It is located in the southeast of the island near the settlements of Kintour and Ardmore . In the surrounding cemetery is the Kildalton Cross . It is part of the ensemble consisting of a chapel and cemetery, which is classified as Category B in the Scottish List of Monuments .
description
The Gothic building has an inner area of 17 × 6 m 2 , which is surrounded by one meter thick walls. The building, which runs in an east-west direction, has two entrance doors on the north and south sides. All entrances and windows were once covered with light sandstone. The foundation of a pulpit has been preserved to this day, as has a piscina . Today the church is in ruins.
history
The exact age of the church is not known. Since Kildalton Cross and other parts of the complex are dated to the 8th century, it can be assumed that the place has been used as a religious site at least since then. The church building itself, however, is certainly more recent and its construction is scheduled for the 12th – 13th centuries. Century. The oldest written evidence is from 1425. From the end of the 13th century, the Lords of the Isles used the church. After the Reformation it was used as the parish church of Kildalton parish , which occupied the southeast of the island from McArthur's Head to The Oa . As a result of a shift in settlement density, the church was abandoned at the end of the 18th century and services were held in the building near Lagavulin , which was built in 1730 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Entry on Kildalton Chapel in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Information on islayinfo.com
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Coordinates: 55 ° 41 ′ 2.7 ″ N , 6 ° 2 ′ 43.6 ″ W.