British Place Names

Ardchattan, Argyll and Bute

Manachainn Aird Chatain

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Ardchattan Priory was founded in 1230 or 1231 by Duncan MacDougall, Lord of the Isles, for the Valliscaulian order of monks. In 1308, it was the scene of the last Scottish parliament to be held in Gaelic.

Uploaded to Geograph by Euan Nelson on 27 March 2012

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