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Kilmun () is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It takes its name from the 7th-century monastic community founded by an Irish monk, St Munn (Fintán of Taghmon). The ruin of a 12th-century church still stands beside the Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum.

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Place details

Locality
Kilmun
Region
Alba / Scotland
Country
United Kingdom
Population
0

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Key facts

UK place.gaelic_name
Cill Mhunna
UK place.official_name
Kilmun
UK place.static_image_name
Kilmun, shoreline.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
Kilmun looking east along the Holy Loch shoreline towards Strone.
UK place.unitary_scotland
Argyll and Bute
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland
Argyll and Bute
UK place.constituency_westminster
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament
Argyll and Bute
UK place.country
Scotland
UK place.os_grid_reference
NS 17000 81700
UK place.map_alt
Scotland
UK place.map_relief
yes
UK place.post_town
DUNOON, ARGYLL
UK place.postcode_area
PA
UK place.postcode_district
PA23
UK place.dial_code
01369
UK place.hide_services
yes

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Image
Kilmun, shoreline.jpg
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Commons category
Kilmun
located in/on physical feature
Cowal
historic county
Argyll
P8168
Erica
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Location
  • History
  • Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum
  • Kilmun Arboretum
  • Decline
  • Notable residents
  • See also
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Kilmun () is a linear settlement on the north shore of the Holy Loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It takes its name from the 7th-century monastic community founded by an Irish monk, St Munn (Fintán of Taghmon). The ruin of a 12th-century church still stands beside the Kilmun Parish Church and Argyll Mausoleum.

==Location==

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