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St Oran's Chapel in Argyll and Bute

St Oran's Chapel in Argyll and Bute is a church. It is near Sràid nam Marbh and is dedicated to Oran of Iona. The church is built in the Romanesque architecture style and was built in 1200. It is a listed building. Ⓦ.

Amenity
place of worship
Building Type
church
Wheelchair Access
limited
Legend

Image

St. Oran's Chapel Geograph.org.uk 742960
St. Oran's Chapel Built in the twelfth century,this is the oldest of Iona’s surviving Ecclesiastical buildings. It was used as a chapel and the burial place of the Macdonald family,Lords Of The Isles. The Rt. Hon. John Smith QC MP is also buried in this churchyard. He died in 1994 shortly before the General Election when it was thought that he would be the 1st Labour Prime Minister for many years. – Keith Laverack, CC BY-SA 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Roads nearby

Sràid nam Marbh
50 m

Nature nearby

Liath Eilean
1,2 km
Eilean Eoin
1,5 km
Eilean na Freing
1,6 km
Eilean Mòr
1,8 km

Beaches nearby

Port nam Mairtir
700 m
Tràigh an t-Suidhe
1,4 km
Tràigh Mhòr
1,4 km

Buildings nearby

Ticket Office
50 m
The NTS Shelter
500 m
Boat House
800 m

Cemeteries nearby

Rèilig Òdhrain
50 m

Chalet nearby

Pod 5
500 m

Coffee shops nearby

St Columba Larder
150 m

Community centres nearby

Iona Village Hall
450 m

Convenience stores nearby

Spar
450 m
Finlay Ross
500 m
The Ferry Shop
2,0 km

Craft shops nearby

Iona Craft Shop
450 m

Dams nearby

Iomaire Tochair
400 m

Doctor's practice nearby

Iona Primary Care Centre
400 m

Farmyards nearby

Leck na Baan
1,6 km

Fire stations nearby

Iona Fire Station
550 m

Gardens nearby

Abbey Bakery (Formerly)
100 m
St Columba Hotel, Organic Garden
250 m

Gift shops nearby

Welcome Centre and Shop
150 m
Oran Creative Crafts
200 m

Grass nearby

Cloister garth
150 m

Guest house nearby

Bishop's House
250 m
Ardoran House
950 m
Tigh na Tobrach
1,2 km

Hostel nearby

The MacLeod Centre
200 m
Iona Hostel
1,3 km

Hotels nearby

St Columba Hotel
100 m

Houses nearby

Orthodox Monastery Pilgrimage House
450 m
Dunara
500 m

Meadows nearby

A' Mhachair
1,6 km

Monastery nearby

Orthodox Monastery of All Saints of Iona
350 m

Museum nearby

Iona Abbey Museum
200 m
Iona Heritage Centre
300 m

Places of worship nearby

Iona Parish Church
250 m

Post offices nearby

Iona Post Office
450 m

Pubs nearby

Martyr's Bay
550 m

Resorts nearby

Iona Pods
550 m

Ruins nearby

St Mary's Chapel
150 m
Cladh an Diseart
550 m

Streams nearby

Sruth a' Mhuilinn
150 m
Gleann Cùl Bhurg
1,6 km

Other nearby

Iona Ferry
950 m
Inception 1200
Architectural style Romanesque architecture
Dedicated to Oran of Iona
Heritage designation part of a Scheduled Monument
Located in Argyll and Bute
Country United Kingdom
Significant event restored
Part of St Mary's Abbey, Iona, monastic settlement