Kilmun

Kilmun (Gaelic: Cille Mhunna ) is a small village on the Scottish Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute unitary authority. It lies on the north shore of Holy Loch, a side bay of the Firth of Clyde, about four kilometers north of Dunoon and twelve kilometers west of Helensburgh

History

Around the year 600 erected the Holy Munnu a church at the site of present-day village. The church is named after Kilmun which was dedicated to Saint Columbanus. In the 13th century the monks were from Paisley lands in the area and took over the church. A new church building was built in the 15th century. In the 19th century Kilmun had evolved and various villas, a post office and a hotel had been built there. In the year 1971 381 inhabitants were counted in Kilmun. This means that the population has not significantly changed in a hundred years. In more recent census data Kilmun is combined with the adjacent Strone. In total, 891 people lived there in 1991.

Attractions

In Kilmun there are two monuments from the highest Scottish monument category A. The mansion Old Kilmun House is situated on a raised position beyond the cemetery. It dates from the early 18th century and was the seat of the Lairds of the Clan Campbell. The St Munn 's Parish Church was built after the demolition of a previous building in 1841 in the 1840s.