# Skipness

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Human settlement in Scotland

Skipness Scottish Gaelic: Sgibinis Skipness Bay Skipness Location within Argyll and Bute OS grid reference NR902576 Council area Argyll and Bute Lieutenancy area Argyll and Bute Country Scotland Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town TARBERT Postcode district PA29 Police Scotland Fire Scottish Ambulance Scottish UK Parliament Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber Scottish Parliament Argyll and Bute List of places UK Scotland 55°46′01″N 5°20′42″W / 55.76694°N 5.34500°W / 55.76694; -5.34500

Skipness Castle

**Skipness** ([Scottish Gaelic](/source/Scottish_Gaelic_language): *Sgibinis*, pronounced [\[ˈs̪kʲipɪnɪʃ\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Scottish_Gaelic)) is a village and [Quoad sacra](/source/Quoad_sacra) parish[1] on the east coast of [Kintyre](/source/Kintyre) in Scotland, located just over 7 miles (11 km) south of [Tarbert](/source/Tarbert%2C_Kintyre) and facing the [Isle of Arran](/source/Isle_of_Arran).

There is [Skipness Castle](/source/Skipness_Castle) (a ruined castle)[2] and [Kilbrannan Chapel](/source/St_Brendan's_Chapel%2C_Skipness), also known as St Brendan's Chapel.[3] Both the castle and the chapel date from the 13th century, and are maintained by [Historic Environment Scotland](/source/Historic_Environment_Scotland)[4] and are designated [scheduled monuments](/source/Scheduled_monument).[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Skipness from The Gazetteer for Scotland"](https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst3561.html). *scottish-places.info*. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ancient Scotland – Skipness Castle"](https://www.ancient-scotland.co.uk/site/135/). *ancient-scotland.co.uk*. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Kilbrannan Chapel"](https://canmore.org.uk/site/39799/kilbrannan-chapel). *[CANMORE](/source/Canmore_(database))*. [Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland](/source/Royal_Commission_on_the_Ancient_and_Historical_Monuments_of_Scotland). Retrieved 1 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Skipness Castle and Chapel"](https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/skipness-castle-and-chapel/). *historicenvironment.scot*. Retrieved 17 July 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Historic Environment Scotland](/source/Historic_Environment_Scotland). ["Skipness Castle and Kilbrannan Chapel (SM13225)"](https://www.trove.scot/designation/SM13225). Retrieved 17 July 2024.

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