Gigha, An Gortan

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Gigha and Cara

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Map note: Gigha, An Gortan appears on the map as a platform near Ardminish, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the Historic Environment Scotland record 88237

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• Anne Burgess, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• John Ferguson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alasdair MacNeill, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
• Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
• David Hawgood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• James T M Towill, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• derek lockhart, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gigha Parish Church, FontFont (medieval) · 798 ydGigha Parish ChurchChurch (20th Century) (1923), War Memorial (20th Century) · 802 ydGigha Golf CourseGolf Course (20th Century) (1988) · 876 ydGigha, Mill LochCrannog (prehistoric) (possible) · 1005 ydMeall a'GhlamaidhMountain / peak · 1075 ydSt Cathan's ChurchRuins · 1428 ydGigha, St Cathan's Church and Kilchattan Burial GroundBurial Ground (medieval), Grave Slab(s) (medieval), Holy Well (medieval), Parish Church (medieval) · 1428 yd

Explorer Tom Gigha, St Cathan's Church and Kilchattan Burial Ground has a medieval church, holy well, and graves all in one spot.…

Gigha, St Cathan's Church and Kilchattan Burial Ground, CrossCross (early Medieval) · 1433 ydGigha, St Cathan's Church and Kilchattan Burial Ground, Boundary Wall and GatewaysGateway (19th Century), Wall (18th Century) · 1446 ydGigha, AchamoreCup Marked Stone (prehistoric) · 1520 ydPort Nan EachFindspot (21st Century), Millstone · 1561 ydCraroIslet · 1.4 mi

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