Kilberry

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Not to be confused with Kilberry, County Kildare
Kilberry
Gaelic: Cill Bheiridh
Argyllshire
Graveslabs at Kilberry.jpg
Late mediæval grave slabs at Kilberry
Location
Grid reference: NR715645
Location: 55°49’11"N, 5°38’53"W
Data
Local Government
Council: Argyll and Bute
Parliamentary
constituency:
Argyll and Bute

Kilberry is a village in Argyllshire, in the district of Knapdale and close to its western coast.

Kilberry Castle, just to the west of the village, was built in 1497 as a L-plan castle by a cadet branch of Clan Campbell. The castle was destroyed by a pirate in 1513. The ruins were incorporated into the present mansion, built in 1844 by John Campbell and enlarged in 1871.[1][2]

A group of sculptured stones, in the care of Historic Environment Scotland, are on display in a purpose-built shelter in the grounds of the castle. The stones, which include cross-slabs and mediæval grave markers, originally came from the mediæval parish church, which was destroyed in the 17th century.[3]

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