Keil Chapel and Graveyardarchaeol. · 1825 Aged 20 years And of Five Infants Remarks: A remarkable...

Keil Chapel and Graveyard

Area 10

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Contents Area 10 .................................................................................................................................................... 3

Monument 112. .................................................................................................................................. 3

Figure 1. .............................................................................................................................................. 3

Monument 113. .................................................................................................................................. 3

Figure 2. .............................................................................................................................................. 4

Monument 113a. ................................................................................................................................ 4

Monument 114. .................................................................................................................................. 4

Figure 3. .............................................................................................................................................. 5

Monument 115. .................................................................................................................................. 5

Figure 4. .............................................................................................................................................. 6

Monument 116. .................................................................................................................................. 6

Monument 117. .................................................................................................................................. 6

Figure 5. .............................................................................................................................................. 7

Monument 118. .................................................................................................................................. 7

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Figure 6. .............................................................................................................................................. 8

Monument 119. .................................................................................................................................. 8

Figure 7. .............................................................................................................................................. 9

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Figure 8. ............................................................................................................................................ 10

Monument 120. ................................................................................................................................ 10

Figure 9. ............................................................................................................................................ 11

Monument 121. ................................................................................................................................ 11

Figure 10. .......................................................................................................................................... 12

Monument 122. ................................................................................................................................ 12

Figure 11. .......................................................................................................................................... 13

Monument 123. ................................................................................................................................ 13

Figure 12. .......................................................................................................................................... 14

Monument 124. ................................................................................................................................ 14

Figure 13. .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Figure 14. .......................................................................................................................................... 15

Monument 125. ................................................................................................................................ 16

Monument 126. ................................................................................................................................ 16

Figure 16. .......................................................................................................................................... 17

Monument 127. ................................................................................................................................ 18

Monument 128. ................................................................................................................................ 18

Monument 129. ................................................................................................................................ 18

Monument 130. ................................................................................................................................ 18

Figure 17. .......................................................................................................................................... 18

Monument 132. ................................................................................................................................ 19

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Area 10 Monument 112. (Cargill 65)

Type of Tombstone: Flat

Dimensions: Length 180 cm; Breadth 75 cm

Orientation: East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good except for cracks at foot of stone.

Inscription on Stone

Front:

HUGH McLACHLEN 1789

Figure 1.

Monument 113.

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(Cargill 66)

Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 175 cm; Breadth 65 cm. Orientation: West

Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good.


Front:

HERE LIES THE CORPS OF DOUGALD STEWART FROM LECHNASCEIRE 1791

Figure 2.

Monument 113a. Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 170 cm. Breadth 65 cm. Orientation: East/west.


No inscription.

Monument 114. (Cargill 67) Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 170 cm; Breadth 72 cm. Orientation: East. Material

Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good. Inscription on Stone

Front:

17 A [Heart Symbol] S 67

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Figure 3.

Monument 115. Type of Tombstone: Erect. Dimensions: Height 180 cm; Breadth 65 cm; Thickness 5 cm.

Orientation: East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good. Partly chipped at back left.


Front:

ERECTED BY CATHERINE ROBERTSON OLD MILL DUROR IN MEMORY OF HER MOTHER MRS DONALD ROBERTSON ALSO OF HER BROTHER AND SISTER JOHN AND SARAH

1861

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Figure 4.

Monument 116. Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 160 cm; Breadth 60 cm. Orientation: East/West.

Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Rough

No inscription.

Monument 117. Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 175 cm; Breadth 70 cm. Orientation: West. Material

Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good


Front:

This STOne is placed

here in MEMORY OF JOHN

McColl at acharr

1769

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Remarks: Beneath this are the figures 177. A final number giving a date is not visible. What is the

significance of the "Union Jack?" This stone is partially under stone 118.

Figure 5.

Monument 118. (Cargill 77) Type of Tombstone: Flat. On short pedestals. Dimensions: Length 175 cm; Breadth 50 cm Pedestals'

Height 30 cm (East), 25 cm (West) Orientation: West/East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone:

Good


Front:

Anno Domini 1825 [Winged Soul] Vigilate Hora Venit [Two adult figures, three infant figures, one adult figure] Alexr. Dun: Allan. Ino. Ino . Ewen. Mary Ann THIS Stone is Placed here by John McDougall at Ballachelish and Rachel McColl his spouse In Memo: of their chil dren Alex who Died 30th Jan 1822 aged 28 years Dond who Died 18th Decr 1822 Aged 24 years and

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Ann who Died 21st March 1825 Aged 20 years And of Five Infants Remarks: A remarkable stone. What a sad story. The second 2 of the dates of death of both Alex and

Dond and the nn of Ann are set back in areas denoting that the inscription has been corrected.

Under this stone is another flat stone 75 cm in breadth; length cannot be determined. It is of slate

and appears to be smooth but without any inscription.

Figure 6.

Monument 119. (Cargill 74)

Type of Tombstone: Erect. Dimensions: Height 134 cm; Breadth 77 cm; Thickness 5 cm.

Orientation: East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good, leaning backwards


Front:

THIS STONE IS PLACED HERE BY

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DUNCAN BAXTER AT LAROCH AND HIS WIFE CHRISTINA MCCOLL IN MEMORY OF THEIR FIVE CHILDREN WHO DIED IN THEIR INFANCY ALSO OF THEIR GRANDFATHER DONALD MCCOLL AND CATHARINE KENNEDY HIS SPOUSE

Back:

D B A.D. 1837

D.F.

Remarks: Does D.F. on back refer to the sculptor of this stone? Also found on stone 6.

Figure 7.

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Figure 8.


Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 195 cm; Breadth 64 cm. Orientation: East. Material

Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good.


Front:

Anno Domini 1815 SACRED to the MEMORY of Allan McColl who died 30th Septr 1810 son to John McColl Junr Laroch and to Catherine McColl his Spouse As Runs the Glass Mans Life does Pass [Hour Glass] J McC [Coffin] Life how Short Eternity how Long Fhir theid Seachaid a suas Coimhid a nuas as do dheidh Cuimhnich gu faca mi uair bha mise Cho luaidh riut fein

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Memento Mori

Remarks: Anno & Domini each under an arc

As Runs... & Mans Life... each within an arc

Life... & Eternity... each within an arc

Translation of Gaelic:- Men who pass by overhead look down behind you remember I saw a time I

was as fast as you

Figure 9.


Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 183 cm. Breadth 49 cm. Orientation: east/west.

Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good Inscription on Stone

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Front:

THIS . STONE IS . PLACED . HERE IN . MEMORY. OF EWEN . MCCOLL SCLEAT : QUARRI= ER : AT LAROCH & : SARAH . MC COLL . HIS SPOUSE 1807 Remarks: nScleat (sic) 1807 in recessed rectangle

Figure 10.

Monument 122.

(Cargill 75)

Type of Tombstone: Erect. Dimensions: Height 64 cm; Breadth 51 cm; Thickness 2 cm. Orientation:

East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Rough stone but lettering undamaged.


Front:

Here lyes the Remains of Donald

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MacColl who was drownd 13th of May 1809 aged 18 years done by the order of his brother jno MacColl at Laroch & in remembrance of his child

Figure 11.



East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Rough cut stone, cut on sides to narrowest at

bottom.


Front:

To the memory of Gormlay Mc

Millan spouse to Ewen McColl slate quarry who departed this life,

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May the 4th 1809 aged 41 years 1815

Figure 12.


Type of Tombstone: Obelisk. Dimensions: Height 290 cm; Breadth 60 cm, 70 cm at bottom;

Thickness 11 cm. Orientation: East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good


Front:

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JOHN MACCOLL, POET, YOUNGEST SON OF HUGH MACCOLL, WHO DIED AT W. LAROCH BALLACHULISH ON THE 17TH DAY OF MAY, 1877, AGED 36 YEARS ERECTED BY HIS BROTHER DAVID

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Figure 13.

Figure 14.

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East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good.


Front:

IN MEMORY OF DAVID MCCOLL WHO DIED AT LAROCH 19TH MAY 1859, AGED 85 YEARS; AND OF HIS WIFE FLORA MCCOLL WHO DIED 13THFEB 1827 AGED 48 YEARS AND OF SIX OF THEIR CHILDREN: ALSO OF THEIR SON-IN-LAW HUGH MCCOLL WHO DIED 13TH fEBY 1852 AGED 49 YEARS AND OF THEIR SON HUGH WHO DIED 20TH OCTR 1860 AGED 28 YEARS ERECTED BY THEIR SON DAVID 1866

Figure 15.


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Type of Tombstone: Erect. Dimensions: Height 100 cm; Breadth 63 cm; Thickness 6 cm.

Orientation: East. Material Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good


Front:

agus thig togan crannceusaidh agus lean mise MARC, X, 21 IN MEMORY OF JOHN OG MCCOLL WHO DIED AT WEST LAROCH BALLACHULISH 19TH JUNE 1866 AGED 78 YEARS ALSO OF HIS SECOND WIFE JANET MCINNES WHO DIED 15TH NOV. 1872 AGED 95 YEARS ERECTED BY HIS SON DUNCAN MCCOLL 1877

Remarks: The Gaelic is translated as "And take up the cross and follow me."

Figure 16.

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Material Used: Slate

Condition of Stone: Broken bit about 40 x 38 cm at south-east corner.

No inscription.



No inscription.



No inscription.

Monument 130. Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 210 cm; Breadth 90 cm. Orientation: East/west.

Material Used: Slate.

Condition of Stone: Good. Much pyrites in stone.


Front:

This Ston belongs to <-<-<-<-<-<- Donald McEaill 1766

Figure 17.

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Monument 132. Type of Tombstone: Flat. Dimensions: Length 180 cm; Breadth 60 cm. Orientation: East. Material

Used: Slate. Condition of Stone: Good. The western end has been shaped to form a triangle.

No inscription.

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