What is recorded here
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Taynish Island as Cross Incised Stone (early Medieval). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Taynish Island is associated with St. Blane, a 6th-century Irish monk and missionary linked to the spread of Christianity in Argyll. The island's holy well and cross-incised stone are connected to local traditions of healing and pilgrimage, reflecting the broader Celtic Christian heritage of the region.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Taynish IslandBuilding(s) (period Unassigned) · 94 yd
Taynish HouseHouse (18th Century) · 443 yd
Linne MhuirichBay · 1299 yd
KilmoryBurial Ground (period Unknown)(possible) · 1388 yd
An GriananDam (period Unassigned) · 1641 yd
Dùn MòrMountain / peak · 1.4 mi
Taynish National Nature ReserveVisitor information · 1.6 mi
Port Bealach nan GallBay · 1.8 mi
Port An SgadanCave(s) (period Unassigned), Rock Shelter (period Unassigned) · 2.1 mi
Leth SgeirIsland · 2.1 mi
Eilean FraoichIsland · 2.3 mi
Sunbeam: Loch SweenSmack (20th Century) · 2.6 miOther information
Photo: Alpin Stewart · CC BY-SA 2.0