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Kilmartin Churchyard
Trip No.87 Entry No.18 Date Added: 7th Aug 2018
Site Type: Sculptured Stone
Country: Scotland (Argyll)
Visited: Yes on 17th Jul 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Kilmartin Churchyard submitted by Ghriogair on 16th Jul 2009. Kilmartin Churchyard
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Log Text: Kilmartin Churchyard: Having booked ourselves in for an evening meal at the Kilmartin Arms opposite the church (warning: the portions were huge, but really good), we went across to the churchyard to find the cross slabs in the churchyard that Rachel Butter mentions in her "Kilmartin" book (page 99) and found so much more. This really finished the evening off nicely.
There is also a lapidarium and the Poltalloch Enclosure with some really nice carved grave slabs.
There is a small car park immediately outside the church, and there is disabled access into the church with its crosses inside. The churchyard itself was a little tricky to negotiate, as we had to step over old chest tombs to see some of the carved slabs. Nice views down to the glen below, and a peaceful place to spend time.