Category: Knapdale
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Keills Chapel
Sited at the very end of the Tayvallich peninsula, according to Historic Scotland the Keills chapel contains 40 carved stones dating from early Christian to late medieval but alas today, because of this virus, it was all shut up. Apparently it’s typical of 13th-century churches in the western Highlands. It seems to have been dedicated…
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Tayvallich
A dreich day so didn’t venture far. Tayvallich is a community overlooking the natural harbour of Loch a’ Bhealaich in Knapdale, Argyll. I find the learning of the pronunciation of Gaelic names is a slow process, Tayvallich is Taigh a’ Bhealaich in Gaelic and gives good hints. I just need to remember them. The name…