Carved grave slabs are gathered inside a burial aisle at Kilmodan Churchyard in Glendaruel. The Kilmodan Carved Stones are West Highland carved grave slabs, medieval memorial stones with distinctive regional ornament.
The group is in the care of Historic Scotland. The source record is brief, but it clearly places the stones within Cowal’s churchyard and carved-stone tradition.
What follows is drawn from published sources, with each claim labelled by how firmly it is established.
History
The Kilmodan Carved Stones are a group of West Highland carved grave slabs.
The stones are exhibited in a burial aisle within Kilmodan Churchyard.
Kilmodan Churchyard is at Clachan of Glendaruel on the Cowal Peninsula.
The stones are in the care of Historic Scotland.
Connections
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Kilmodan Churchyard
Churchyard containing the burial aisle where the stones are exhibited.
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Photo: Elliott Simpson / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 Clachan of Glendaruel
Village setting in Cowal.
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Cowal Peninsula
Regional setting of the carved stones.
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Photo: Anthony O'Neil / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 2.0 Historic Scotland
Care body named in the source.
What to look for
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Burial aisle display
The stones are exhibited inside a burial aisle.
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West Highland carving
The slabs belong to the West Highland carved-grave-slab tradition.
Plan your visit
- Location
- 56.0082°N · 5.2178°W
- Access
- Open access
- Terrain
- Easy going
Opening & admission
Check churchyard and Historic Scotland information before travelling
- The stones are exhibited in a burial aisle within Kilmodan Churchyard.
- The source says they are in Historic Scotland care but gives no opening terms.
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Questions people ask
- What are the Kilmodan Carved Stones?
- They are West Highland carved grave slabs displayed in Kilmodan Churchyard.
- Where are they?
- They are in a burial aisle within Kilmodan Churchyard at Clachan of Glendaruel.
- Who cares for them?
- The source says they are in the care of Historic Scotland.
Sources
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