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...
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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...
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...
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...
The MacIains’ Church
St Comghan’s church is the church in which the MacIains would have worshipped throughout the three hundred years during which Ardnamurchan was their homeland. Today it is a ruin standing on a low hill...
The MacIain Grave-slabs
Above the village of Kilchoan stands the ruins of St Comghan’s Church, once the parish church of Ardnamurchan. While there would have been an earlier building on the site, this structure was probably built...
