St Comghan’s from the Air
The wonders of modern technology have enabled a member of the Ardnamurchan Community Archaeology group to take some photographs and video of the MacIain’s church, St Comghan’s, from the air. Many thanks indeed to...
Category: Clan MacIain
Past Populations
This picture was taken from the common grazings at the back of the crofting township of Ormsaigbeg, looking southwest towards a low hill called Maol Buidhe, with the Sound of Mull beyond. At this...
Problems at St Comghan’s
St Comghan’s, the 12th/13th century church at which the Clan MacIain used to worship – see history of the church here – is showing further signs of deterioration. Closed in 1831 when the new...
Bourblaige
Bourblaige is one of the clachans cleared during the early part of the 19th century by James Riddell, owner of Ardnamurchan Estate, to make way for an extensive sheep farm. Today, its fallen...
Choire Mhuilinn
This picture looks westwards along the southern shore of Ardnamurchan towards Mingary Castle. The castle is still sheathed in scaffolding as work continues on its restoration, but this entry is less about the castle...
6,000-Year Old Cairn Found
This site is less than a mile to the east of Mingary Castle, just beyond the lime kiln used to produce the mortar used to build its great walls. Found by Ricky Clark, a member of...
St Comghan’s Church – Update
A recent visit to the ruins of St Comghan’s church, the church in which the MacIains would have worshipped, gave me a chance to check some of the features which are described in...
An Intriguing Stone
This huge rock stands beside the road between Sanna and Kilchoan, in the shadow of the hill called Creag and Airgid, silver crag. Intriguingly, its whole top is covered with small pieces of stone which,...
Another MacIain Grave-slab?
We already knew of two fine grave-slabs in St Comghan’s churchyard in Kilchoan, both almost certainly of MacIain origin and possibly taken from the abbey at Iona. Now, members of Ardnamurchan Community Archaeology have...
