Scotsman Walking Wearing Kilt By Kilnave Chapel On History Visit To Island Of Islay Scotland

Tour Scotland very short 4K early Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and sporran and walking by Kilnave Chapel on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the the western shore of Loch Gruinart on Island of Islay, Britain, United Kingdom. Gaelic: Cill Naoimh, meaning holy church it is a hauntingly beautiful, roofless medieval ruin. While the stone chapel building is late medieval, the site itself has been a religious enclosure since early Christianity. On 5 August 1598, the flats of Loch Gruinart became the battleground for Islay's last major clan conflict. Sir Lachlan Mor MacLean of Mull arrived with an army to claim ownership of the Rhinns of Islay from his nephew, Sir James MacDonald. The MacLeans suffered a decisive, bloody defeat. In the chaotic retreat, a group of approximately 30 MacLean clansmen sought holy sanctuary inside Kilnave Chapel, barring the thick timber door behind them. Flouting the sacred rules of sanctuary, the victorious MacDonalds set the chapel’s thatched roof on fire. The entire structure was burned down, killing everyone trapped inside except for one single survivor who managed to crawl through a collapsing hole in the burning roof. The chapel was never reroofed and has remained a stark, open-air monument ever since. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30 All photographs are copyright of Sandy Stevenson, Tour Scotland, and may not be used without permission.

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