Kilninian and Kilmore

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Kilninian and Kilmore
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Kilninian and Kilmore
Location within Argyll and Bute
Area116 sq mi (300 km2)
Population1,606 (2011)
•  Density 14/sq mi (5.4/km2)
OS grid reference NM504551
Civil parish
  • Kilninian and Kilmore
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Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ISLE OF MULL
Postcode district PA75
Dialling code 01688
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56°37′N6°04′W / 56.62°N 6.07°W / 56.62; -6.07
Parishes of the Isle of Mull (1891) Kilninian and Kilmore shown in orange (and labelled 8) Map of the parishes of the Isle of Mull (1891).jpg
Parishes of the Isle of Mull (1891)Kilninian and Kilmore shown in orange (and labelled 8)

Kilninian and Kilmore is a civil parish on the Isle of Mull in the county of Argyll, Scotland, part of the Argyll and Bute council area. It is one of three parishes on the island and extends over the north-western part. It is bordered by the parish of Torosay in the south-east. It extends about 15 miles (24 kilometres) north-west to south-east and is 13 miles (21 kilometres) wide. [1]

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Geography

The parish encompasses the northern-most of the three west facing peninsulas that make up Mull. The sea loch Loch na Keal is on its south and almost separates it from the rest of the island, however it is joined thereto by an isthmus next to Aros Castle. It is bounded on the north-east by the Sound of Mull, which separates Mull from the mainland of Scotland. In the centre is the five miles (8.0 km) long Loch Frisa, the largest freshwater loch in Mull. The small Ledmore river takes its overflow, feeding into the Aros River, which flows into the Sound. The catchment area of Locha Frisa is about eight square miles (21 km2), only 7% of the parish. [2] The main offshore islands are Ulva, Gometra, Little Colonsay, Staffa and Calve Island. Tobermory on the north-east coast, founded in 1788, is the capital of, and until 1973, the only burgh on the Isle of Mull. [1] [3]

Demographics

At the 2011 census, the population of the civil parish was 1,606. 17.4% had some knowledge of Gaelic. [4] In 1891 84.0% were Gaelic speaking. [5] Of the islands, Ulva had a population of 11 and Gometra 2. The town of Tobermory had a population of 954 in 2011 and Dervaig about 100-150. [4] The area of the parish is 74,267 acres (116.0 sq mi; 300.5 km2). [6]

History

There were two churches in the parish, Kilninian, in the south on the shore of Loch Tuath, and Kilmore, in the north at Dervaig. Both were built in 1754, but the Kilmore church was replaced by a new building in 1905. [7] [8] In 1828, churches were built at Ulva and Tobermory and a separate quoad sacra (ecclesiastical) parish was created for each. [3] At present, church services are held at Kilmore and Tobermory. [9]

Etymology

The name Kilninian means, in Gaelic, either the church dedicated to St. Ninian [3] or the church dedicated to the nine maidens. [10] Kilmore simply means big church in Gaelic. [11] The parish derives its name from the two places of worship. Although Mull had numerous parishes before the Reformation, afterwards these were amalgamated into one Parish of Mull, including Ulva, Iona and Inch Kenneth. Later, in 1688, the parish was divided at the narrow isthmus near Aros Castle, with north Mull becoming the new parish of Kilninian and Kilmore. The parish was named after the location of places of worship in use, rather than inheriting names directly from pre-reformation parishes. [3] [1]

Administration

The parish council was formed in 1895 with 9 members, 4 nominated by the burgh council of Tobermory and 5 directly elected for that part of the parish outside the burgh (the “landward” part). The councillors from the landward part of the parish (augmented by one, elected for that purpose) formed a Landward Committee to administer powers that were, within the burgh, the responsibiliy of Tobermory burgh council. [12] [13] The parish council was replaced by Mull District Council in 1930, which had 6 members, 3 of whom were the County Councillors for Mull and 3 elected to the District Council from wards based on the three parishes, however Tobermory continued to have its own burgh council (until 1973). [14] [15] Since 1976 there has been an Isle of Mull community council. [16] [17] [18]

Landmarks

Settlements

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland, by Francis H. Groome; publ. Thomas C. Jack, Edinburgh,1901. (Article on Kilninian and Kilmore)
  2. ↑ Bathymetrical Survey of the Scottish Fresh-Water Lochs, ed. Sir John Murray K.C.B., F.R.S., D.Sc., and Laurence Pullar F.R.S.E., F.R.G.S., publ. Challenger Office, Edinburgh, 1910; Vol 2, part 2, pp. 173-175
  3. 1 2 3 4 New Statistical Acccount Vol 7 (Article on Kilninian and Kilmore), publ. William Blackwood & Sons, Edinburgh, 1845; pp. 339-357
  4. 1 2 Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC Usually Resident Population, publ. by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved April 2021. See "Standard Outputs", Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish
  5. ↑ Twelfth Decennial Census of the Population of Scotland 1911, publ. H.M.S.O. Edinburgh 1912; Vol 1, Part 6 (Argyll),Table H, p.253
  6. ↑ Census of Scotland 1931. Preliminary Report. Table 17 - Population and Acreage of Civil Parishes alphabetically arranged. Publ. H.M.S.O. 1931
  7. ↑ Kilninian church on the Historic Environment Scotland Canmore website canmore.org.uk/site/21792 - retrieved March 2024
  8. ↑ Kilmore church on the Historic Environment Scotland Canmore website canmore.org.uk/site/22095 - retrieved March 2024
  9. ↑ Church of Scotland parish of “North Mull” website www.northmullparish.org - retrieved March 2024
  10. ↑ Kilninian on the website of the Mull Historical Society mull-historical-society.co.uk/churches/churches-2/kilninian/ - retrieved March 2024
  11. ↑ Website of Scottish Parliament – Language Resources (Placenames collected by Iain Mac an Tailleir, 2003); page 72 (in placenamesK-O.pdf) - archive2021.parliament.scot/gd/visitandlearn/40900.aspx – retrieved March 2024
  12. ↑ Ninth Annual Report of the Local Government Board for Scotland, 1903, publ. H.M.S.O., Glasgow, 1904; pp. 546, 554
  13. ↑ Local Government (Scotland) Act 1894, s. 53 www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/57-58/58/part/IV/enacted - retrieved March 2024
  14. ↑ Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929
  15. ↑ The Edinburgh Gazette 7 March 1930; p.265
  16. ↑ Community Councils website, managed on behalf of the Scottish Government www.communitycouncils.scot/community-council-finder Retrieved April 2021
  17. ↑ Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
  18. ↑ Website of Isle of Mull community council - mull-community-council.co.uk/ - retrieved March 2024
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