Kilchoman

Kilchoman (/kɪlˈxɒmən, -ˈhɒm-/ kil-(K)HOM-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Cill Chomain [kʲʰiːʎ ˈxɔmɛɲ]) is a small settlement and large parish on the Scottish island of Islay, within the unitary council of Argyll and Bute.

"[1] The site is ancient, dating back to the early Christianization of the Argyll seaboard.

[2] The current-day church was built in 1827 to serve a large community that has since disappeared.

[5] The burial ground enclosing the church contains many medieval and renaissance sculptures, and notable high cross, the Kilchoman Cross, dating from the 14th or 15th century.

Choughs breed in the area of farmland around the settlement, and the south shores of Loch Gorm,[7] representing around 10% of the population of this vulnerable bird in the British Isles.