Kilmory ( gd, Cill Mhoire) is a hamlet in the
civil parish
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of
South Knapdale
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Etymology
The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz ...
, on
Knapdale
Knapdale ( gd, Cnapadal, IPA: ˆkraÊ°pÉ™t̪əɫ̪ forms a rural district of Argyll and Bute in the Scottish Highlands, adjoining Kintyre to the south, and divided from the rest of Argyll to the north by the Crinan Canal. It includes two parishes, ...
,
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute ( sco, Argyll an Buit; gd, Earra-Ghà idheal agus Bòd, ) is one of 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area. The current lord-lieutenant for Argyll and Bute is Jane Margaret MacLeod (14 July 2020) ...
, Scotland. It is situated near the mouth of
Loch Sween
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In English English and Hiberno-English, the anglicised spelling ...
on its southern shores. In 1961 it had a population of 81.
Kilmory Knap Chapel
Kilmory Knap Chapel is a 13th-century Christian chapel, located at the tiny hamlet of Kilmory, in Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, on the west coast of Scotland.
Kilmory Knap Chapel is on Ellary Estate, next to Loch Sween, on the opposite shore to ...
, located around northeast of Kilmory Beach, dates to the 13th century.
Three schools, established by the
Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge
The Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) is a UK-based Christian charity. Founded in 1698 by Thomas Bray, it has worked for over 300 years to increase awareness of the Christian faith in the UK and across the world.
The SPCK is th ...
(SSPCK), existed here in the 19th century.
[''A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland'', volume 2, John Gorton (1833), p. 494]
References
Villages in Knapdale
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