Eilean Mor mhic ui Charmaig in the Sound of Jura was an important place in the Celtic and Medieval Church.
6th century? Chapel
The remains of the from about the 6th century can be found on the Island, with a cave at the rear possibly used by a religious hermit. In the cave are two incised carvings of early Christian design.
6th century? Chapel
The remains of the from about the 6th century can be found on the Island, with a cave at the rear possibly used by a religious hermit. In the cave are two incised carvings of early Christian design.
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Chapel
The chapel which could have been built on the site of an earlier structure was built about 1100 and was refurbished in the middle of the 1300s on the authority of John, 5th Chief of Clan Donald and 1st Lord of the Isles
The chapel which could have been built on the site of an earlier structure was built about 1100 and was refurbished in the middle of the 1300s on the authority of John, 5th Chief of Clan Donald and 1st Lord of the Isles
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.Mariota Cross Viking?
Dating from about 1400. Believed to be Viking
Mariota was the wife of Donald the 2nd Lord of the Isles. Could be a navigation marker.
Dating from about 1400. Believed to be Viking
Mariota was the wife of Donald the 2nd Lord of the Isles. Could be a navigation marker.
Also on the Island there are remains of the outlines of other buildings
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Also on the Island there are remains of the outlines of other buildings, field walls, rig and fur agriculture, a tomb recorded as "Founders Tomb of Irish Type", corn dryer, beehive cells.
The artefacts are in the custodianship of Historic Scotland and are fully documented in the Royal Commission report.
The artefacts are in the custodianship of Historic Scotland and are fully documented in the Royal Commission report.
