Kingarth

Kingarth (Old Irish: Cenn Garad; Scottish Gaelic: Ceann a' Gharaidh) is a historic village and parish on the Isle of Bute, off the coast of south-western Scotland.

[2] In the Early Middle Ages it was the site of a monastery and bishopric and the cult centre of Saints Cathan and Bláán (Anglicized: Blane).

[3] It is close to the southern tip of the Isle of Bute, less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the early historic hill-fort of "Little Dunagoil", which may have been the chief secular site of the kindred.

In the upper churchyard a hogback tombstone, dating to around 1000, is traditionally said to be the burial place of St Blane.

[7][8] The upper churchyard also holds the grave of Sir William Macewen (1848-1924), a surgeon who lived in the area.

St Blane's Church 2016