Kilnave
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Kilnave Scottish Gaelic Cill Néimh |
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| Post town | ISLE OF ISLAY | ||
| ZIP code section | PA49 | ||
| prefix | 01496 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Argyll and Bute | ||
| British Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Argyll and Bute | ||
Kilnave ( Gaelic : Cill Néimh for "Néms Church") is a small village on the Scottish island of Islay and is therefore in the Council Area Argyll and Bute or the traditional Scottish county Argyllshire . The village is located in the northwest of the island on the west coast of the inlet Loch Gruinart , about twelve kilometers northwest of Bowmore , the capital of the island, and 14 kilometers northeast of Port Charlotte . Kilnave can be reached from back roads of the A847 , which connects Portnahaven via Port Charlotte with the A846 in Bridgend .
There is a lack of clarity about the Gaelic name. With Cill Naoimh ( Church of the Holy ) and Cill Neimh ( Nems Church ) there are two possible derivations.
history
Kilnave was probably a center of religious activity as early as the 1st millennium. A standing cross in the Kilnave Chapel cemetery is estimated to have been in the 5th century. However, there is no evidence of previous buildings or enclosures from this time. It is not known when the present chapel was built. The Celtic Cross Kilnave Cross located there is estimated to be in the 5th or 12th century. After the Battle of Gruinart , the defeated members of the MacLean clan are said to have fled to the chapel, which is said to have been set on fire by members of the victorious MacDonald clan . It is not clear to what extent the MacLeans' flight to the chapel actually took place. However, the destruction of the chapel in connection with the battle seems certain.
Kilnave now consists of only a few inhabited houses. In 1841 there were still 174 people there, while in 1851 there were 228 inhabitants. Kilnave is not explicitly listed in the current census.
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ a b Entry on Kilnave Chapel in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Census of Scotland 1841
- ^ Census of Scotland 1851