Kilchoman / Cill Chomain
INFORMATION
Font ID: 09293KIL
Object Type: Baptismal Font1
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Old Church [in ruins], Kilchoman
Font Location in Church: Reported in Sept. 2002 in the ruins of the old church
Church Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1741245
Church Patron Saint(s): St Comgan [aka Congan, Conghan]
Church Notes: Prior to 1827, a medieval church stood on the location of the now ruined church and before that, an early chapel stood there.
Church Address: Kilcoman, Argyll and Bute, Islay, Scotland
Site Location: Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located off the B8018, inland from Machir Bay, N of Kilchiaran, on the island of Islay, western Scotland
Additional Comments: abandoned font
Font Notes:
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"Medieval baptismal font in the remains of [the church]" [sourdce: report of "Rediscovering the Celtic spirit" a journal of a pilgrimage starting on 1 September 2002, www.mercysisters.org.au]
COORDINATES
UTM: 29U 660433 6184769
Latitude & Longitude (Decimal): 55.7819, -6.4417
Latitude & Longitude (DMS): 55° 46′ 54.84″ N, 6° 26′ 30.12″ W
MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS
Material: stone