Chapel of St. Oran, Colonsay
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The Chapel of St. Oran was a chapel dedicated to Saint Oran at Kiloran located on the Inner Hebridean island of Colonsay
, Scotland
. It was located at .
A chapel, potentially rebuilt was noticed at the site in 1695. The ruins of the chapel were incorporated into Colonsay House
which was built in 1722. A well, known as Tobar Oran (The well of St. Oran), is located 90 metres east of Colonsay House.
The chapel had a barn located nearby, which according to tradition was part of a monastic abbey, and was known as Sabhal Bàn (White Barn).
Colonsay
Colonsay is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull and has an area of . It is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeill. Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. It was located at .
A chapel, potentially rebuilt was noticed at the site in 1695. The ruins of the chapel were incorporated into Colonsay House
Colonsay House
Colonsay House is a Georgian country house on the island of Colonsay, in the Scottish Inner Hebrides. It is a Category B listed building, and is now in the ownership of the Barons Strathcona...
which was built in 1722. A well, known as Tobar Oran (The well of St. Oran), is located 90 metres east of Colonsay House.
The chapel had a barn located nearby, which according to tradition was part of a monastic abbey, and was known as Sabhal Bàn (White Barn).