What is recorded here
Graveyard in Church Island served as the burial place for the parish of Calry in former ages. It still lies beside its church on the island, keeping the dead close to the living faith of that place.
Associated with a church (SL015-096001-) on Church Island.
McParlan (1802, 103-4) records that there was graveyard on Church Island and that ‘in former ages it was the burial place of the parish of Calry’.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 30 September 2020
A medieval graveyard; associated with a church and historically serving as the burial site for the parish of Calry. Its significance lies in its long-standing religious and community role in the region.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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