Monument record MHG5453 - Kildonnan, Eigg
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 4800 8500 (100m by 100m) (Buffered by site type) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM48NE |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Civil Parish | SMALL ISLES |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
NM48NE 24 c48 85.
St Donnan "in his later days" (W D Simpson 1935) founded a monastery at Kildonnan (NM 490 851) in Eigg, where he and 52 companions are said to have been massacred by pirates on 17th April 617. At least part of the monastery was burnt, but since Oan, who died in 725, is described as "superior of Eigg", the implication is that the monastery continued in existence.
W J Watson 1926
No further information (but see NM 48 SE 15).
Visited by OS (AA) 9 May 1972
Sources/Archives (4)
- --- SHG1773 Text/Publication/Article: Macdonald, A {D S}. 1974. 'Two major early monasteries of Scottish Dalriata: Lismore and Eigg', Scot Archaeol Forum Vol. 5 1973, p.47-70. Scot Archaeol Forum. 47-70. 47, 57-64, 67-70.
- --- SHG2070 Text/Publication/Volume: Cowan and Easson, I B and D E. 1976. Medieval religious houses, Scotland: with an appendix on the houses in the Isle of Man. 2nd ed.. 48.
- --- SHG2798 Text/Publication/Volume: Simpson, W D. 1935. The Celtic church in Scotland: a study of its penetration lines and art relationships. 66.
- --- SHG2918 Text/Publication/Volume: Watson, W J. 1926. The history of the Celtic place-names of Scotland: being the Rhind lectures on archaeology (expanded) delivered in 1916. 85, 283, 338.
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Record last edited
Dec 13 2010 11:25AM
