Ardchattan and Muckairn
Ardchattan and Muckairn is a civil parish within Argyll and Bute in Scotland. It lies north of Oban, bordering Loch Etive and includes Glen Ure, Glen Creran, Barcaldine, Benderloch, Connel, Bonawe and Glen Etive.[1] At the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,443.[2] Its name derives from the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Cathan, combined with the Goidelic element ard-, or "heights".[3]
Its most famous landmark is Ardchattan Priory, founded as a Valliscaulian priory around the year 1230. The priory's ruins and surrounding gardens are now open to the public.
See also
Footnotes
External links
- Priory Ruins
- Priory Artifacts
- The Priory of Ardchattan – Article in the Catholic Encyclopedia
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