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Latitude: 56.8911 / 56°53'27"N
Longitude: -6.1247 / 6°7'29"W
OS Eastings: 148877
OS Northings: 785329
OS Grid: NM488853
Mapcode National: GBR CB8H.TL4
Mapcode Global: WGZBS.W2M1
Plus Code: 9C8MVVRG+C4
Entry Name: Cross-Shaft, St Donnan's Church And Burial-Ground, Kildonnan, Eigg
Listing Name: Isle of Eigg, St. Donnan's Church and Burial Ground.
Listing Date: 5 October 1971
Category: B
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 347403
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14118
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200347403
Location: Small Isles
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig
Parish: Small Isles
Traditional County: Inverness-shire
Tagged with: Church building Cemetery Architectural structure Stone cross
Mid-later 16th century, roofless remains of rectangular church orientated to east all rubble; doorway at SW. East wall fragmentary, possibly formerly contained window. Small rectangular windows in SE and NE.
Interior: segmental headed tomb recess in north wall; all dressings robbed but 2 panels, one above the other, survive, the lower dated 1641 with coat of arms. Various tombs in much overgrown church floor.
Burial ground: fenced burial ground extends to south of church.
Burial ground in use. Small panel in tomb recess with monogram combining letters DMR; probably Macdonald or Clanranald, the Island of Eigg having formerly belonged to Clanranald of Arisaig. Ornately carved shaft of Celtic cross on later plinth, with late 19th century head (now broken away) stands in burial ground.
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