Ellan-More, a pastoral isle of South Knapdale parish, Argyllshire, in the Sound of Jura, near the mouth of Loch Swin. An ancient chapel, dedicated to St Cormac, stands nearly in the middle, and, measuring only 15 feet by 8, is an arched structure, covered with flags, and in a state of high preservation. It includes an upper chamber, accessible only by a ladder, and supposed to have been used for concealment; contains an admirably sculptured effigy of a priest, under a canopy; and is adjoined by an apartment, now roofless. The shaft of an ancient cross stands on the highest point of the island; and the disc of the cross, showing on one side a quaint representation of the Crucifixion, on the other side a scroll-work of foliage, was discovered in the vicinity in 1864.
Inchcormac, an islet of North Knapdale parish, Argyllshire, in the mouth of Loch Swin. It contains remains of an ancient chapel, with a sculptured sarcophagus.
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