Eilean Chaluim Chille
Eilean Chaluim Chille (Gaelic: island of Saint Columba, Calum Cille) is an unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides. It lies off the east coast of Lewis at the mouth of Loch Erisort. The island reaches a height of 43m (141 feet) in the northeast. At low tide Eilean Chaluim Chille is connected by a causeway to the mainland of Lewis at Crobeag. There are two lochs in the centre of the island.
| Scottish Gaelic name | Calum Cille |
|---|---|
| Meaning of name | island of Saint Columba |
| Location | |
  Eilean Chaluim Chille Eilean Chaluim Chille shown within the Outer Hebrides | |
| OS grid reference | NB385215 |
| Coordinates | 58°07′N 6°26′W / 58.11°N 6.44°W |
| Physical geography | |
| Island group | Lewis and Harris |
| Area | 110 ha[1] |
| Area rank | 144 [2] |
| Highest elevation | Creag Mhor 43 m |
| Administration | |
| Council area | Na h-Eileanan Siar |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
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| References | [3][4] |
Eilean Chaluim Chille (Gaelic: island of Saint Columba, Calum Cille) is an unpopulated island in the Outer Hebrides.
It lies off the east coast of Lewis at the mouth of Loch Erisort. The island reaches a height of 43m (141 feet) in the northeast.[5] At low tide Eilean Chaluim Chille is connected by a causeway to the mainland of Lewis at Crobeag. There are two lochs in the centre of the island.[6]
History
[edit]At the southern end of the island lie the ruins of Teampall Chaluim Chille (St Columba's Church).[7] Local tradition has it as the site where Columban monks first arrived in Lewis. Another tradition is that it was built by a man named Columb Kill.[8]
It is cited in a report of 1549 as the main place of worship for the parish of Lochs. There was probably a church there from the medieval period. The cemetery was in use until 1878. Eilean Chaluim Chille is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument.[9]
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Rick Livingstone’s Tables of the Islands of Scotland (pdf) Argyll Yacht Charters. Retrieved 12 Dec 2011.
- ^ Area and population ranks: there are c. 300 islands over 20 ha in extent. 93 permanently inhabited islands were listed in the 2011 census and 101 such islands in 2022.
- ^ 2001 UK Census per List of islands of Scotland
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Eilean Chaluim Chille from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Eilean Chalium Chille". Islandeering. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ "ST. COLUMB'S CHURCH, EILEAN CHALUIM CHILLE, LEWIS | Hebridean Connections". www.hebrideanconnections.com. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
- ^ Barrowman, Rachel C.; Francoz, Charlotte; Hooper, Janet; Rennie, Christine; Tompsett, Gary (17 February 2020). "Chapel-sites on the Isle of Lewis: Results of the Lewis Coastal Chapel-sites Survey". Scottish Archaeological Internet Reports. 88: 1–134. doi:10.9750/issn.2056-7421.2020.88. ISSN 2056-7421.
- ^ "Cromore Village". Lochs Community. Retrieved 12 December 2007.
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