North Knapdale, parish, aka Kilmacocharmik

Grid reference

NR 691 805 (accurate position)

Six-figure easting & northing

169100 680500

Latitude

55.961925187080084

Longitude

-5.699913065241915

Nearby places

Cill Moccu Chormaic, eccles. North Knapdale (0.06 miles)

Port Mhicheal, North Knapdale (1.47 miles)

Kilbride, ~eccles North Knapdale (1.97 miles)

Kilbride, settlement North Knapdale (2.12 miles)

Tobar Chaluim-chille, North Knapdale (2.5 miles)

Object Classification

Parish (extant in 1975)

Notes

Exact site not certain - may have moved from island to mainland.

Relationships with other places

Contains Ach Cill bhranain, North Knapdale

Contains Ach Cill bhranain, North Knapdale

Contains Cill Bhranainn, ~eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Cill Bhranainn, ~eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Cill Moccu Chormaic, eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Cill Moccu Chormaic, eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Cladh Eoin, ~eccles North Knapdale

Contains Eilean Aonghais, North Knapdale

Contains Eilean Mhartan, North Knapdale

Contains Kilbride, ~eccles North Knapdale

Contains Kilbride, settlement North Knapdale

Contains Kilmahumaig, eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Kilmahumaig, settlement North Knapdale

Contains Kilmichael Hill, North Knapdale

Contains Kilmichael of Inverlussa, North Knapdale

Contains Kilmichael, ~eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Kilmichael, ~eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Kilmorry Mill, North Knapdale

Contains Kilmory Oib, ~eccles. North Knapdale

Contains Kilmory Oib, settlement, North Knapdale

Contains Kilmory Oib, settlement, North Knapdale

Contains Kilmory, ~eccles, North Knapdale

Contains Kilmory, settlement, North Knapdale

Contains Port Mhicheal, North Knapdale

Contains Rubha Cladh Eoin, North Knapdale

Contains Tobar Chaluim-chille, North Knapdale

Parish details

North Knapdale formerly Kilmacocharmik (Cowan 1967, 102)

Parish TLA

NKN

County

Argyllshire

Medieval diocese

Argyle

Parish notes

Under Kilmacocharmik, known also as North Knapdale, the church of St Charmaig in Knapdale was granted by Walter earl of Menteith 1258 x 94 to Kilwinning, to the uses of which it was confirnmed by Andrew bp. of Argyll in 1327, the bishop's rights and a vicar's portion being reserved (Vet Mon. nos. cccclxxxviii, div.; CPL 2.311). Papal confirmations followed in 1329 and 1333 and the parsonage thereafter remained with the abbey, the cure being a vicarage perpetual (RSS lvi.71; lxii.137v; RMS vi no. 1838. Cowan 1967, 102. Site of medieval parish kirk is at Keills.