What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Islay, Portnahaven, Cladh Eilister as Chapel (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.
Cladh Eilister is associated with St. Elistair, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary who is said to have founded a monastery on Islay. The site is linked to local traditions of healing and pilgrimage, with the nearby holy well believed to have curative properties, particularly for skin ailments and livestock health.
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Places near here
Islay, Portnahaven, Portnahaven SchoolSchool (19th Century) · 1677 yd
Islay, CladvilleEnclosure (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1.0 mi
Islay, EllisterFarmhouse (period Unassigned), Farmstead (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Islay, Ben CladvilleField System (period Unassigned) · 1.3 mi
Ben CladvilleMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
OrsayIsland · 1.5 mi
currie sandsBeach / strand · 1.7 mi
Sgeiran DubhaIslet · 1.7 mi
LossitBeach / strand · 2.2 mi
Lossit BayBay · 2.3 mi
Lossit PointHeadland · 2.7 mi
Beinn Tart a' MhillMountain / peak · 3.2 mi