Kilchoan is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.6980°, -6.1033°.

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Kilchoan

Also known as: Cille Chòmhain

Kilchoan in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 1 h–2 h

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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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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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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