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Kilchoan
Also known as: Cille Chòmhain
Kilchoan in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Kilchoan is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kilchoan (Scottish Gaelic: Cille Chòmhain) is a village on the Scottish peninsula of Ardnamurchan, beside the Sound of Mull in Lochaber, Highland. It is the most westerly village in mainland Britain, although several tiny hamlets lie further west on the peninsula (of these, the most westerly is called Portuairk). The western linear, coastal parts of the village are Ormsaigmore and Ormsaigbeg. Kilchoan has a population of about 150 people.
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Background
History
M.E.M. Donaldson equates "Buarblaig" (now Bourblaige about 3 mi east of Kilchoan on the other side of the eastern mountain of Ben Hiant at 528 m, ) with Muribulg, where the Annals of Tigernach record a battle between the Picts and Dalriads in 731 AD. It may also be the 'Muirbole Paradisi' mentioned by Adomnán. was a Non-juring Episcopal parish within the Church of Scotland.
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- Coordinates
- 56.6980, -6.1033
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- PH36 4LH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
Other places nearby
Ardnamurchan Parish Church of Scotland, Kilchoan
Historic churches · 0.1 km
Kilchoan War Memorial
Memorials & monuments · 0.3 km
Kilchoan, Old Parish Church
Historic churches · 0.5 km
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Villages · 0.6 km
Rubha Aird an Iasgaich, Ardnamurchan
Vineyards · 1.0 km
Glebe Hill
Mountains & hills · 1.0 km
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Campsites · 1.1 km
Glas Bheinn
Mountains & hills · 1.2 km
Glas Bheinn
Mountains & hills · 1.2 km
Greadal Fhinn Chambered Cairn
Burial mounds & barrows · 1.2 km
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Archaeological sites · 1.2 km
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Castles · 1.5 km
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📷 3Memorials & monuments · Scottish Highlands
Kilchoan War Memorial
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📷 5Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
Kilchoan, Old Parish Church
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📷 5Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kilchoan?
- Kilchoan is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode PH36 4LH).
- What is Kilchoan?
- Kilchoan in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kilchoan?
- Drivers can use postcode PH36 4LH.
- How do I get to Kilchoan?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PH36 4LH. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.