Kilmodan Church, burial ground, sculptured stones & burial aisle

Heritage listing

Date Added 26/09/1995 Last Date Amended 23/12/2004 Type Crosses and carved stones: sculptured stone (not ascribed to a more specific type), Ecclesiastical: burial avile/vault; burial ground, cemetery, graveyard; chapel Local Authority Argyll And Bute Parish Kilmodan NGR NR 99516 84170 Coordinates 199516, 684170 — The monument comprises the churchyard of the present parish church of Glendarual which contains a number of medieval graveslabs and was the site of a medieval church. The burial aisle, which contains a collection of eleven sculptured stones from the churchyard, is a property in the care of Historic Scotland on behalf of Scottish Ministers. The burial aisle with its collection of eleven sculptured stones was first scheduled in 1995. The new scheduling includes the graveyard and the archaeological remains of the medieval church. Kilmodan Parish Church, Glendaruel, was built in 1783 to replace an older and more elongated one, possibly of medieval origin, situated on a slightly different alignment and a few metres to the south. The dedication was to one of the saints bearing the Irish name Aedan. A chaplain and a rector of Kilmodan are recorded in 1250 and 1299 respectively, and another rector in 1420, but by 1425 the church had become a prebend of the chapter of Argyll, the Crown retaining its existing patronage of the benefice. Little is known of the pre-1783 structure. It was said to be ruinous in 1699 and in 1712 there were further complaints about its condition. The burial aisle was constructed before 1783. It is of harled rubble and is 3m square, with a door in the E wall. It is said to have belonged to the Campbells of Auchenbreck. It was roofed in 1970 and contains a collection of eleven sculptured stones from the churchyard. The stones within the aisle com

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.