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Latitude: 55.767 / 55°46'1"N
Longitude: -6.2232 / 6°13'23"W
OS Eastings: 135202
OS Northings: 660706
OS Grid: NR352607
Mapcode National: GBR CF0G.Q8C
Mapcode Global: WGYH1.C9SS
Entry Name: Ballitarsin,chapel 550m SW of
Scheduled Date: 15 December 1992
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM5503
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Ecclesiastical: chapel
Location: Killarow and Kilmeny
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Kintyre and the Islands
Traditional County: Argyllshire
The monument consists of the remains of a medieval chapel located SW of Ballitarsin farm.
It is situated on improved pasture. All that survives above ground is a slightly raised, rectangular turf-covered stony mound which measures 11m ESE-WNW by 4.8m NNE-SSW and is 0.3-0.4m high. The size and orientation of the building, together with local tradition recorded by the O.S in 1878, suggest that this may be the site of a pre-Reformation chapel
The area to be scheduled is rectangular and measures a maximum of 35m ESE-WNW by 20m NNE-SSW, extending 35m ESE from the fence (but excluding the fence itself), as shown in red on the accompanying map.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because it preserves the remains of a small chapel of medieval date, which through archaeological excavation has the potential to contribute to our knowledge of religious architecture, parish structure, burial practice and material culture on Islay during the medieval period.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Bibliography
RCAHMS records the monument as NR 36 SE 8.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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