Historic Environment Scotland reinforces importance of Kintyre sites
A representative of the public body responsible for maintaining Scotland’s historic environment has spoken of the importance of several sites described as “Kintyre’s forgotten heritage”.
Oliver Lewis, senior monuments officer for Historic Environment Scotland (HES), travelled from Edinburgh on Monday evening to speak at a well-attended meeting in the Campbeltown Town Hall chambers.
The meeting was arranged by Laggan Opportunity & Amenity Fund (LOAF) in partnership with Killean & Kilchenzie Churches Preservation Association (KKCPA), the local community groups hoping to secure funding for the conservation of the historical sites at Killean, Kilchenzie and Kilkivan.
Mr Lewis explained that all were “scheduled monuments” of national importance and, of the 56 scheduled monuments in Argyll and Bute, they were numbers, two, three and five in the HES register of scheduled monuments most at risk in the region.
HES, along with the Heritage Lottery Fund and local groups, have provided funding to enable emergency works to take place which would permit safe public access to the sites.
Conservator Krystyna Pytasz gave a report on the present state of the buildings and West Highland slabs at all three sites and the work that was planned in phase one, the emergency phase.
This work should start within the next two months. The second larger phase will take place over three years providing that funding can be obtained.
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