Cladh Chiaráin, North Bute

Grid reference

NS 005 685 (general (1km))

Six-figure easting & northing

200500 668500

Latitude

55.868328976733586

Longitude

-5.188853336620355

County

Bute

Nearby places

Michael's Grave, North Bute (1.31 miles)

Kilmichael, St Michael's Chapel, North Bute (1.48 miles)

Kilmichael, settlement North Bute (1.61 miles)

Kilbride Hill, North Bute (1.65 miles)

Cnoc-na-mhanan, North Bute (1.67 miles)

Object Classification

Ecclesiastical

Is linear feature?

No

Notes

It was recorded in the nineteenth century that 'the family of Mac Gille-Chiarain ... lived in every farm and cot in the district of the Neils, and had their own burial ground at Clachieran (Claodh Chiarain) near Glechnabe' (OS Glecknabae, which provides the NGR given here) (Márkus 2012, 321).

Relationships with other parishes

Within Kingarth, parish (Bute) (formerly)

Within North Bute, modern parish

Within Rothesay, parish (Bute) (formerly)