What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Kilnave Chapel, Kilnave Cross as Cross (early Medieval), Cross Base (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kilnave Cross on Islay is an early medieval cross associated with the chapel of Kilnave, likely linked to local Christian traditions and possibly connected to the wider monastic or pilgrimage heritage of the island. The cross and its base may have served both liturgical and symbolic functions, reflecting the early Christian presence in the area.
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Places near here
Kilnave CrossWayside cross · 4 yd
Kilnave ChapelRuins · 16 yd
Loch GruinartBay · 1219 yd
Islay, Ardnave LochCauseway (period Unknown), Crannog (period Unknown)(possible) · 1239 yd
Port na MuicBay · 1.4 mi
Tràigh nan CisteachanBeach / strand · 1.4 mi
Tràigh NòstaigBeach / strand · 1.5 mi
Islay, KillinallanHearth (period Unassigned), Midden (period Unassigned), Unidentified Flint(s) (flint)(period Unassigned), Unidentified Pottery (period Unassigned) · 1.6 mi
KillinallanNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.7 mi
Eilean BeagIsland · 2.0 mi
RSPB Loch Gruinart Visitor CentreVisitor information · 2.7 mi