A' Chill

A' Chill
Houses at A' Chill in 2008
A' Chill is located in Highland
A' Chill
A' Chill
Location within the Highland council area
OS grid referenceNG266051
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtPH44 4
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament
List of places
UK
Scotland
57°03′23″N 6°30′35″W / 57.0564°N 6.5098°W / 57.0564; -6.5098

A' Chill was a village on Canna, in the Scottish Small Isles. The name means "the cell", referring to a Culdee church, and is often anglicised as "Kil-" in many other Scottish names. Located in the west of Canna, it was the main settlement until 1851 when the island was cleared. There are now only one or two houses near the original site.[1]

  1. ^ Haswell-Smith, Hamish (2004). The Scottish Islands. Edinburgh: Canongate.