Inverchaolain Church
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| location = Glenstriven Road, Inverchaolain, Argyll and Bute
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Inverchaolain Church is a former Church of Scotland church building in Inverchaolain, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.[https://canmore.org.uk/site/40444/inverchaolain-church Inverchaolain Church] – Canmore Located on the eastern shores of Loch Striven, just north of Inverchaolain Burn, the church was built in 1912. It is the fourth church on the site. There is a possibility that the second church, rumoured to be dedicated to Saint Bridget, was located about {{convert|200|metres}} northeast of the present structure.
When the foundations of the previous church were dug in 1812, several dozen human skulls were uncovered, as well as a few bones of very large size. Argyll and Bute Council have listed a claymore stone, an ancient tombstone with a Gaelic inscription and a coping stone from the pre-Reformation church, as being in an around the property.
Graveyard
The graveyard contains burials and headstones from previous incarnations of the church. There were around 230 gravestones as of 2014, the earliest dating to 1732.[https://canmore.org.uk/site/275239/inverchaolain-church-churchyard Inverchaolain Church, Churchyard] – Canmore
File:Sron Dearg from Inverchaolain churchyard - geograph.org.uk - 2391191.jpg|Looking north to Sron Dearg
References
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Bibliography
- County Council of Argyll. (1914) List of ancient monuments and historic buildings in the county of Argyll. [s.l.]. Page(s): 20 RCAHMS Shelf Number: D.11.11.COU
- NSA. (1834-1845) The new statistical account of Scotland by the ministers of the respective parishes under the superintendence of a committee of the society for the benefit of the sons and daughters of the clergy, 15v. Edinburgh. Page(s): Vol. 7, (Argyll) 112, 113 RCAHMS Shelf Number: B.2.2.STA
- RCAHMS. (1992a) The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: An inventory of the monuments: Volume 7: Mid-Argyll and Cowal: Medieval and later monuments. {Edinburgh}. Page(s): 80-1, No. 40 RCAHMS Shelf Number: A.1.1.INV/25
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20210729144253/https://clanlamontsociety.co.uk/inverchaolain-church/ A photo of the third church] – clanlamontsociety.co.uk
- [https://www.google.com/maps/place/55%C2%B055'58.8%22N+5%C2%B003'27.9%22W/@55.9326123,-5.0574294,3a,75y,350.93h,92.38t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipNiyYUQ13Hgl68T-PuAIvWf1L0QmJqknQciu-9W!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNiyYUQ13Hgl68T-PuAIvWf1L0QmJqknQciu-9W%3Dw360-h120-k-no-pi-0-ya17.000004-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d55.932994!4d-5.057745!5m1!1e4?hl=en Panorama of the church and graveyard] – Google Maps, October 2015
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