The settlement of Kilchoman consists of a small number of houses gathered around the 19th century church, a short way above the beach and dunes of Machir Bay, "locally known as Kilchoman Beach or Machrie Beach."[1] The site is ancient, dating back to the early Christianization of the Argyll seaboard.[2] The current-day church was built in 1827 to serve a large community that has since disappeared.[3] It ceased use as a place of worship in 1977.[4] Prior to 1827, a medieval church stood on the location of the now ruined church and before that, an early chapel stood there.[5] The burial ground enclosing the church contains many medieval and renaissance sculptures, and notable high cross, the Kilchoman Cross, dating from the 14th or 15th century. The sculptor of the cross belonged to the Iona School.[6]
Close to the settlement is another cemetery, the Kilchoman Military Cemetery, maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. This contains the remains of victims of the sinking of HMS Otranto in 1918.
Choughs breed in the area of farmland around the settlement, and the south shores of Loch Gorm,[7] representing around 10% of the population of this vulnerable bird in the British Isles.[8]
Parish of Kilchomanedit
Loch Gorm in the central part of the parish
The parish covers the west part of Islay, covering the Rhinns of Islay, and the area around and north of Loch Gorm, and bounded to the east by Loch Gruinart and Loch Indaal totalling around 100 square miles (250 km2).[9] It thus includes the settlements of Ardnave, Bruichladdich, Claddach, Conisby, Kilchiaran, Kilnave, Nerabus, Port Charlotte, Portnahaven and Port Wemyss.
kilchoman, confused, with, kilchoan, this, article, about, village, distillery, distillery, scottish, gaelic, cill, chomain, kʲʰiːʎ, ˈxɔmɛɲ, small, settlement, large, parish, scottish, island, islay, within, unitary, council, argyll, bute, cross, contents, set. Not to be confused with Kilchoan This article is about the village For the distillery see Kilchoman distillery Kilchoman k ɪ l ˈ x ɒ m e n ˈ h ɒ m kil K HOM en Scottish Gaelic Cill Chomain kʲʰiːʎ ˈxɔmɛɲ is a small settlement and large parish on the Scottish island of Islay within the unitary council of Argyll and Bute Kilchoman Cross Contents 1 Settlement 2 Parish of Kilchoman 3 See also 4 Bibliography 5 External links 6 ReferencesSettlement edit nbsp Ruined parish churchThe settlement of Kilchoman consists of a small number of houses gathered around the 19th century church a short way above the beach and dunes of Machir Bay locally known as Kilchoman Beach or Machrie Beach 1 The site is ancient dating back to the early Christianization of the Argyll seaboard 2 The current day church was built in 1827 to serve a large community that has since disappeared 3 It ceased use as a place of worship in 1977 4 Prior to 1827 a medieval church stood on the location of the now ruined church and before that an early chapel stood there 5 The burial ground enclosing the church contains many medieval and renaissance sculptures and notable high cross the Kilchoman Cross dating from the 14th or 15th century The sculptor of the cross belonged to the Iona School 6 Close to the settlement is another cemetery the Kilchoman Military Cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission This contains the remains of victims of the sinking of HMS Otranto in 1918 A short distance east is Kilchoman Distillery Choughs breed in the area of farmland around the settlement and the south shores of Loch Gorm 7 representing around 10 of the population of this vulnerable bird in the British Isles 8 Parish of Kilchoman edit nbsp Loch Gorm in the central part of the parish The parish covers the west part of Islay covering the Rhinns of Islay and the area around and north of Loch Gorm and bounded to the east by Loch Gruinart and Loch Indaal totalling around 100 square miles 250 km2 9 It thus includes the settlements of Ardnave Bruichladdich Claddach Conisby Kilchiaran Kilnave Nerabus Port Charlotte Portnahaven and Port Wemyss See also editList of listed buildings in Kilchoman Argyll and ButeBibliography editWalker Frank Arneil 2000 Argyll amp Bute Buildings of Scotland Penguin pp 544 545 ISBN 978 0300096705 The New Statistical Account of Scotland Renfrew Argyle W Blackwood and Sons 1845 pp 644 659 Newton Norman 1988 Islay Newton Abbot Devon David amp Charles pp 65 67 ISBN 9780715389966 External links editCarved Stones of Kilchoman Parish An 1885 account Kilchoman at Islay History BlogReferences edit Kilchoman Cross Kilchoman Church and Kilchoman Military Cemetery islayinfo com Islay Info Retrieved 30 April 2019 Walker 2000 Kilchoman Cross Kilchoman Church and Kilchoman Military Cemetery islayinfo com Islay Info Retrieved 30 April 2019 Walker 2000 Kilchoman Cross Kilchoman Church and Kilchoman Military Cemetery islayinfo com Islay Info Retrieved 30 April 2019 Walker 2000 D amp C Island JNCC Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax breeding PDF Retrieved 20 January 2016 New Statistical Account ibid nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kilchoman 55 46 55 N 6 26 30 W 55 7819 N 6 4417 W 55 7819 6 4417 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kilchoman amp oldid 1219501327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
