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Latitude: 55.8864 / 55°53'10"N
Longitude: -5.2117 / 5°12'42"W
OS Eastings: 199238
OS Northings: 670577
OS Grid: NR992705
Mapcode National: GBR FFH4.ZH4
Mapcode Global: WH1LB.X9FS
Entry Name: St Michael's Chapel,Kilmichael,Bute
Scheduled Date: 26 February 1955
Last Amended: 4 May 1993
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
Source ID: SM415
Schedule Class: Cultural
Category: Ecclesiastical: chapel
Location: North Bute
County: Argyll and Bute
Electoral Ward: Cowal
Traditional County: Buteshire
The monument consists of the remains of a chapel and a burial ground surrounded by a roughly circular walled enclosure.
The chapel measures internally 5.7m E-W by 3.8m transversely. The walls survive to about 2m in height. There is a doorway in the N wall. The enclosure which surrounds the burial ground is 24m to 26m in diameter. The burial ground is no longer in use, the last burial having been made in 1927.
The area to be scheduled measures 50m E-W by 60m N-S, to include the chapel, graveyard and an area around in which traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the chapel may survive.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
The monument is of national importance because of its potential to contribute to an understanding of early medieval and medieval religion. The foundation date of the chapel is unknown, but it may have been an early establishment. In addition, substantial remains of a later chapel survive and these incorporate important architectural information.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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The site is RCAHMS number NR 97 SE 3.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland
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