Official Name: | Kilmory |
Gaelic Name: | Cill Mhoire |
Static Image Name: | Kilmory - geograph.org.uk - 1315040.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Kilmory viewed from the north, 2009 |
Country: | Scotland |
Map Type: | Scotland |
Coordinates: | 55.9139°N -5.6771°W |
Civil Parish: | South Knapdale |
Unitary Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Lieutenancy Scotland: | Argyll and Bute |
Constituency Westminster: | Argyll and Bute |
Constituency Scottish Parliament: | Argyll and Bute |
Kilmory (Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Mhoire) is a hamlet in the civil parish of South Knapdale, on Knapdale, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is situated near the mouth of Loch Sween on its southern shores. In 1961 it had a population of 81.[1]
Kilmory Knap Chapel, located around northeast of Kilmory Beach, dates to the 13th century.[2]
Three schools, established by the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SSPCK), existed here in the 19th century.[3]