Tour Scotland travel video clip, with Scottish music, of Kilchattan Chapel on ancestry, genealogy, history visit to Isle of Gigha off the West Coast Of Kintyre. This church was built in the 13th century, but abandoned in around 1712. It is surrounded by a burial ground and there is a holy well too. It is situated 230 metres north of Achamore House. The church was built in random rubble, laid with mortar, and it had window dressings of yellow sandstone. Only the walls are upstanding today. The graveyard contains some early Christian and Medieval grave slabs.
This Scottish island has a long history, having been inhabited continuously since prehistoric times. It may have had an important role during the Kingdom of Dalriada and is the ancestral home of Clan MacNeill. It fell under the control of the Norse and the Lords of the Isles before becoming incorporated into modern Scotland and saw a variety of conflicts during the medieval period. The surname MacNeill was first found in on the islands of Barra, Gigha, Colonsay, and Oronsay. According to traditional records in 1049, Niall, a direct descendent of King Niall of the Nine Hostages, landed in Barra and founded the Clan MacNeill of Barra. MacNeill has been spelled MacNeil, MacNeill, MacNeal, MacNeilage, MacNeale, MacNeall, MacNeille, MacNeel, MacNiel, MacGreal, Mcneil, Mcneill, McNeal, Mcneal, Mcneall and many more. Neal MacNeill landed in New York, NY, America, in 1811.
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