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Can someone tell me where this cemetery is ? Looks as if it could be alongside a church ! Thanks..., Iain.

Where is the picture from Iain,as in where did you find it?

It might be the old building within Keil cemetery at Southend.
If the weather is fine tomorrow, I might just pop along and check it out for you Iain.

Pete Reek wrote:It might be the old building within Keil cemetery at Southend.
If the weather is fine tomorrow, I might just pop along and check it out for you Iain.

That is definitely Keil. This section is at the far side of the ruined chapel and cannot be seen from the road.

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner ! Roger, I found the image on Google and as confirmed by Crowth, I had the feeling is was somewhere south.

Pete Reek wrote:It might be the old building within Keil cemetery at Southend.
If the weather is fine tomorrow, I might just pop along and check it out for you Iain.

You are so lucky..., lol ! Having easy access to all that info ! Thanks for the offer..., but If the weather is anything like it is here, I'd advise you to stay indoors !

Thanks all..., Iain.

Pete Reek wrote:It might be the old building within Keil cemetery at Southend.
If the weather is fine tomorrow, I might just pop along and check it out for you Iain.

I'll second that, I was there
These are from August 2011

Here's the entrance



Couple of shots from practically the same spot as the picture above




There is a section at one end that is padlocked shut, can anyone shed any light on that



Couldn't make out what this one was at all, must be a good story to tell here.



Pete.

Wow ! Great images Pete..., thanks ! Was this family ?

Wouldn't want to walk there on a lonely, moon-lit night..., there's obviously no street lighting !

That old cemetery looks very interesting,has anyone transcribed the names from the gravestones,i`m sure there would be lots of people who would be interested to know who is buried there.

You can get copies of photos from all Kintyre cemeteries from Ralston Genealogy.

...and the same site has transcribed the inscriptions in Keil.

Iain wrote:Wow ! Great images Pete..., thanks ! Was this family ?

Wouldn't want to walk there on a lonely, moon-lit night..., there's obviously no street lighting !

I was just on holiday, I love visiting there

Pete.

Thank`s for that information.Would this little cemetery just be listed under Keil or would it have a separate name?

Hopefully, this link will go to the inscriptions.

http://www.ralstongenealogy.com/cemetery.htm

Thank`s for that Shona but is it listed as Keil Cemetery or does it have another name ?

OOPS looked at that link and found it.
It looks like it was known as St.Columba`s Kirk Cemetery.
Very interesting old stones.