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Flora Macdonald Monument, Graveyard, Kilmuir Church, Skye

A Category B Listed Building in Kilmuir, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6614 / 57°39'40"N

Longitude: -6.3626 / 6°21'45"W

OS Eastings: 139901

OS Northings: 871873

OS Grid: NG399718

Mapcode National: GBR B8PG.SHN

Mapcode Global: WGY5P.7PGL

Plus Code: 9C9MMJ6P+GX

Entry Name: Flora Macdonald Monument, Graveyard, Kilmuir Church, Skye

Listing Name: Kilmuir Graveyard

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339086

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7246

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Skye, Kilmuir Church, Graveyard, Flora Macdonald Monument

ID on this website: 200339086

Location: Kilmuir

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Eilean á Chèo

Parish: Kilmuir

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

Tagged with: Monument

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Description

Site of former 16th century parish church enclosed by simple stone and lime wall (1832). Various burial enclosures, including that of the Macleans with moulded and lugged doorpiece, dated 1793. 1861 monument to Flora Macdonald by D Davidson, Inverness, erected over her tomb.

2 late medieaval carved slabs, one with effigy of knight.

Statement of Interest

Two mediaeval tomb slabs only are Scheduled Monuments. Flora Macdonald monument erected on instructions of Capt. John Macleod, her great- grandson. Tomb formerly incorporated in enclosure of Macdonalds of Kingsborough.

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