Kilmeny
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Kilmeny Scottish Gaelic Cill Mheinidh |
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| Coordinates | 55 ° 49 ′ N , 6 ° 10 ′ W | ||
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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 | ||
Kilmeny ( Gaelic : Cill Mheinidh ) is a village in the east of the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . Administratively it belongs to the Council Area Argyll and Bute . The town is not to be confused with Kilmany in the Council Area Fife .
Kilmeny is right on the A846 on its way from Port Askaig to Bridgend . Port Askaig is about three miles to the east and Bowmore , the island's main town, nine miles to the southwest. The nearest town is Ballygrant, one kilometer away . A small stream runs through Kilmeny, which flows into the Ballygrant Burn to the west and thus finally drains over the Sorn into Laggan Bay . In 1841 there were 111 inhabitants in Kilmeny. Ten years later the population had risen to 132. Kilmeny is not listed separately in current census data. The village is divided into the parts Kilmeny in the north and Upper Kilmeny in the south. In the past, lead and silver were mined in Kilmeny, as in many other places in the area .
Kilmeny is the main town of the Parish Kilmeny , which fills the northeast of the island. In Kilmeny are the ruins of the former main church of the Parish. This building was first mentioned in 1549 and was possibly dedicated to Saint Eithne, mother of Saint Columban . He is probably the namesake of Kilmeny and is derived from the Gaelic Cill a 'Mhanaich (monk's cemetery). In 1829 the new Kilmeny Parish Church was built. After the Parish Kilmeny was separated from the Parish Kilarrow and Kilmeny in 1849, the building became the main church of Parish Kilmeny. Church services are still held there regularly today. The parsonage of Kilmeny, which is a listed building, was once available to the clergy .
Surroundings
To the south of the village are the ruins of a fort . The historic complex occupies an oval, terraced hill that rises 19 m above the surrounding landscape. The upper fortification wall surrounded an oval area with diameters of 34 m and 17 m respectively. The system is poorly preserved due to erosion and the removal of stone material for further use over the centuries.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ^ Entry in the Gazetteer for Scotland
- ↑ Scotland Census 1841
- ↑ Scotland Census 1851
- ↑ Entry on Ballygrant in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on Kilmeny Old Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Kilmeny Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Internet presence of the church ( Memento of the original from September 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Entry on Dun Guaidhre in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
