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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHAPEL (In Ruins) [EiIeach an Naoimh] | Chapel (In Ruins) Chapel (In Ruuins) Chapel (In Ruins) |
Mr A. Livingstone Garbh Eileach Mr M. Livingstone Garbh Eileach Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland |
128 | A small ruin situated about 90 yards N. [North] from Tobar Choluim-chille, The walls, which are of dry stone, very neatly built, are about 8 feet in height, and almost intact. The prevailing belief amongst the inhabitants of the neighbourhood is that the chapel was built by St. [Saint] Columb[us] The Revd.[Reverend] Mr Graham of Easdale who calls it "Church") thinks it "Cannot be as old as Columba's day" The antiquities are referred to in the Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland as follows:- "They" - Garvelloch Isles - "were a residence of the monks of Iona and therefore are often called the Holy Islands. Some vestiges of a Chapel and a Cemetery are still observable." |
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[Page] 8Parish of Jura. -- Isles of the Sea. -- Argyllshire.
[Signature] A.McDonald 2nd Corpl.R.E. [Second Corporal Royal Engineers]
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