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Cross-Shaft, St Donnan's Church And Burial-Ground, Kildonnan, Eigg

A Category B Listed Building in Caol and Mallaig, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.8911 / 56°53'27"N

Longitude: -6.1247 / 6°7'29"W

OS Eastings: 148877

OS Northings: 785329

OS Grid: NM488853

Mapcode National: GBR CB8H.TL4

Mapcode Global: WGZBS.W2M1

Plus Code: 9C8MVVRG+C4

Entry Name: Cross-Shaft, St Donnan's Church And Burial-Ground, Kildonnan, Eigg

Listing Name: Isle of Eigg, St. Donnan's Church and Burial Ground.

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347403

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14118

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Eigg, Kildonnan, St Donnan's Church And Burial-ground

ID on this website: 200347403

Location: Small Isles

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig

Parish: Small Isles

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

Tagged with: Church building Cemetery Architectural structure Stone cross

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Description

Mid-later 16th century, roofless remains of rectangular church orientated to east all rubble; doorway at SW. East wall fragmentary, possibly formerly contained window. Small rectangular windows in SE and NE.

Interior: segmental headed tomb recess in north wall; all dressings robbed but 2 panels, one above the other, survive, the lower dated 1641 with coat of arms. Various tombs in much overgrown church floor.

Burial ground: fenced burial ground extends to south of church.

Statement of Interest

Burial ground in use. Small panel in tomb recess with monogram combining letters DMR; probably Macdonald or Clanranald, the Island of Eigg having formerly belonged to Clanranald of Arisaig. Ornately carved shaft of Celtic cross on later plinth, with late 19th century head (now broken away) stands in burial ground.

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