Cille Choirill is a

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Martin, Paula (2005). Lochaber - A Historical Guide. Edinburgh: Birlinn.

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situated in

Glen Spean The River Spean flows from Loch Laggan in a westerly direction to join the River Lochy at Gairlochy in the Great Glen in the Scottish Highlands, West Highlands of Scotland. Major tributaries of the Spean include the left-bank Abhainn Ghuilbinn an ...

Lochaber Lochaber ( ; gd, Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creation ...

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. Dedicated to St Kerrill, (also called "Cyril"), it was possibly built by

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A probable reference to the church occurs in a

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supplication dated June 1466 when a

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asked for provision to the

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of Lochaber and its chapel of 'Querelo'. After lying roofless for some time, it was repaired in 1932/33 with financial support from

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n descendants of Lochaber emigrants. Situated in the

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of St Margaret's, and the former

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of Kilmonivaig, it is used for

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once per month during the summer months. Memorial to Iain Lom (geograph 3380621)

The

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poets

Iain Lom John MacDonald, known as Iain Lom (c. 1624–c. 1710) was a Scottish Gaelic poet. Biography Iain Lom's family were of the MacDonalds of Keppoch. In Gaelic society, since there might often be a number of men with the same first names in any giv ...

and Dòmhnall Mac Fhionnlaigh nan Dàn are buried in the churchyard.

References

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