
What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Kilwhannel as Church (medieval)(possible). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Kilwhannel is associated with St. Catan or Cathan, a 7th-century Irish monk and missionary active in Pictish Scotland. Traditionally linked to healing wells and Christian foundations, such sites were often centers of pilgrimage and local devotion, though specific folklore or recorded cures connected to this location remain undocumented.
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Places near here
KilphinChurch (medieval)(possible) · 636 yd
AuchairneHouse (period Unassigned) · 886 yd
Smyrton HillCairnfield (prehistoric) · 1506 yd
Willie's WoodWood · 1563 yd
Garleffin WoodWood · 1.0 mi
GarpharDrain (medieval) - (post Medieval), Palisaded Enclosure (prehistoric), Plantation Bank(s) (period Unknown) · 1.1 mi
Laggan DairyNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.2 mi
AuchencroshNo Class (event) (period Unassigned) · 1.5 mi
War MemorialMemorial · 1.7 mi
BenerairdMountain / peak · 2.2 mi
Knockdolian CastleTower House (16th Century) · 2.8 mi
BenawMountain / peak · 3.1 miOther information
Photo: Billy McCrorie · CC BY-SA 2.0