Kilslevan

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Kilslevan , is a derelict town on the Scottish Hebridean island of Islay . Kilslevan was located in the northeast of the island about two kilometers southwest of the Port Askaig ferry terminal and about eight miles northeast of Bowmore , the main town on the island. The closest localities were Carnbeg in the north, now also abandoned, and Lossit in the southwest. At the census of 1841, 67 people were still living in Kilslevan. Ten years later the population had already dropped to 55 people. The town's buildings, of which the foundations are still preserved, date from the 18th and 19th centuries. Century. In 1867 the houses were already described as neglected, so that the village might already be deserted by that year.

Surroundings

The name of the village is derived from Cill Sleabhan , also written Cill Sleibheainn , which means "Church of Slebhine". It goes back to a chapel of the same name, which is located a few hundred meters to the northeast. The one meter thick foundation walls enclose an area of ​​6.3 m × 3.7 m and are preserved today up to a maximum height of 80 cm. The chapel was surrounded by a cemetery, on which there are no more tombstones today. At Kilslevan, copper was mined from around 1760 . Lead was then mined later, as in other mines in the area .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Scotland Census 1841
  2. ↑ Scotland Census 1851
  3. ↑ Entry on Kilslevan  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  4. ↑ Entry on Kilslevan  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  5. ↑ Entry on Kilslevan  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
  6. ↑ Entry on Carnbeg Mine  in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)

Coordinates: 55 ° 49 ′ 42 "  N , 6 ° 7 ′ 17"  W.