Ardchattan and Muckairn

Ardchattan and Muckairn is a civil parish within Argyll and Bute in Scotland. It lies north of Oban, bordering Loch Etive and includes Glen Ure, Glen Creran, Barcaldine, Benderloch, Connel, Bonawe and Glen Etive.^[1] At the 2001 census, Ardchattan and Muckairn had a population of 2,443, between them.^[2] Its name derives from the 6th-century Irish monk Saint Cathan, combined with the Goidelic element ard-, or "heights".^[3]

In the past Ardchattan has been co-joined with its neighbouring parish of Muckairn, on the other side of Loch Etive.Its most famous landmark is Ardchattan Priory, founded as a Valliscaulian priory around the year 1230. The priory's ruins and surrounding gardens are now open to the public.