Strathclyde - Historic Churches

Pennygown Chapel is a roofless 12th-century chapel standing within a modern burial ground. Historical highlights include a carved Celtic cross shaft and a pair of 16th-century grave slabs to a knight and his lady.
A849, Salen, Isle of Mull, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA72 6JW

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Heritage Highlight: Celtic cross shaft
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The old parish church of Rothesay has a long and complex history. The church stands on the site of the Cathedral of Sodor (Cathedral of the Isles). In 1692 the church was moved to its current location, leaving behind a 13th-century chapel which may have been the chancel or choir of the main building.
High Street, Rothesay, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Scalasaig Parish Church was built in 1802 as a chapel of ease for the residents of Colonsay so they did not have to travel to Jura to worship. It is a simple Georgian building with round-headed windows and a peculiar stone belfry topped by a ball finial.
B8086, Scalasaig, Isle of Colonsay, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA61 7YP

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Heritage Highlight: An excellent example of a late Georgian church
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In 1812 the medieval church of Largs was torn down when a new church was built nearby. The only part of the earlier church to survive is the north transept, also known as the Skelmorlie Aisle. The aisle was built in 1636 by Sir Robert Montgomery of Skelmorlie as a place to hold an elaborate stone tomb for himself and his wife, Lady Margaret Douglas.
Gateside Street, Largs, Strathclyde, Scotland

Attraction Type: Church - Monument
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Heritage Highlight: Superb Renaissance memorial and painted ceiling
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An intriguing site at the southern end of the Isle of Bute, St Blane's Church consists of a 12th-century Romanesque chapel built inside the remains of a 6th-century Celtic monastery supposedly founded by St Blane, who was born on Bute. Blane's monastery existed until at least the late 8th century, and the site was an important burial site until the 12th century when a small church was built within the monastery to serve as a parish church for the southern end of Bute.
Kingarth, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Photos of St Blane's Church
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The roofless remains of St Colmac's Church (late to become North Bute Parish Church) stand in a rural location near Colmac's Bridge, west of Port Bannatyne. The church was begun around 1836 by the 2nd Marques of Bute and closed in 1980. It is surrounded by a large burial ground.
Colmac Bridge, B875, St Colmac, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA20 0QT

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Heritage Highlight: A good example of Neo-Gothic design
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Within a short stroll of each other are several ancient caves, a holy well linked to St Columba, a pair of footprints carved into a rock said to belong to the saint, and a chapel built on the site of Columba's landing in Kintyre in AD 563. A fascinating collection of historic sites in one spot.
Keil Cemetery, Southend, Kintyre, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Strong links to St Columba
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St Conan's Kirk is an extraordinary early 20th-century church on the shore of Loch Awe, built by Walter Douglas Campbell, brother of the 1st Lord Blythswood, and incorporating fragments of carving from Iona.
Saint Conan's Rd, A85, Loch Awe, Dalmally, Strathclyde, Scotland, PA33 1AQ

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Heritage Highlight: Robert Bruce ossuary and stones from Iona Abbey
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The remains of a 6th-century chapel established as a cell of Whithorn stand on St Ninian's Point near Straad, on Bute's west coast. The chapel, now covered by turf, was probably abandoned in the 9th century due to Norse raids along the coast. It stands within an ancient circular enclosure and burial ground.
St Ninian's Point, Straad, Bute, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Symington Parish Church was founded in 1160 by Symon Loccard, a Norman knight who gave his name to the village. The church retains its original Norman arch, three lancet windows, an ancient piscina and a medieval timber roof.
1 Brewlands Road, Symington, Strathclyde, Scotland

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Heritage Highlight: Perhaps the oldest active church in Scotland
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