Culdee Chapel in Knapdale, Argyleshire

Category

Library Item

Item no

15037

Title

Culdee chapel in Illan Mor [Eilean Mòr] McCormich Knapdale Argyleshire

Description

A derelict chapel stands on a hillside above a loch. Part of the chapel's roof is missing and the remainder is covered in turf and grasses. In the foreground an ornate stone gravestone stands next to a wall and is surrounded by plants. There are cattle grazing in the nearby field.

Artist / maker

Skene, James

Date

1833

Size

17 x 30 cm

Type

Watercolour

Location

Edinburgh and Scottish Collection

Item is dated 29 July

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Animals > Mammals > Cattle

Architecture > Architectural features > Walls

Architecture > Monuments > Gravestones

Landscape > Water > Loch, lakes and ponds

Places > Scotland > Argyll and Bute

Religion > Religious facilities > Chapels

Religion > Religious facilities > Disrepair (places of worship)

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Culdee chapel in Knapdale, Argyleshire