Skipness
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 Skipness Bay | |
Skipness Location within Argyll and Bute | |
| OS grid reference | NR902576 |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TARBERT |
| Postcode district | PA29 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Skipness (Scottish Gaelic: Sgibinis, pronounced [ˈs̪kʲipɪnɪʃ]) is a village and Quoad sacra parish1 on the east coast of Kintyre in Scotland, located just over 7 miles (11 km) south of Tarbert and facing the Isle of Arran.
There is Skipness Castle (a ruined castle)2 and Kilbrannan Chapel, also known as St Brendan's Chapel.3 Both the castle and the chapel date from the 13th century, and are maintained by Historic Environment Scotland4 and are designated scheduled monuments.5
References
References
- "Skipness from The Gazetteer for Scotland". scottish-places.info. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Ancient Scotland – Skipness Castle". ancient-scotland.co.uk. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- "Kilbrannan Chapel". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- "Skipness Castle and Chapel". historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel (SM13225)". Retrieved 17 July 2024.