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in a furze bush, with courage, he caught some of the gushing 

 blood in the hollow of his hand and made the youth drink 

 it. He then gave him a sword, and, inspired by Malcolm's 

 example, the young man fought bravely until the invaders 

 were vanquished. When the fight was finished, a friend, 

 meeting Malcolm, remarked, " I thought you were ill with a 

 fever." " Oh yes," he replied ; " but I got relief." Return- 

 ing homewards from Corra Dhunan, Malcolm noticed a 

 reflection on the face of a rock some distance to the north 

 of the middle loch, and on arriving at the spot found, to 

 his surprise, eight of the foe lying fast asleep. Taking 

 advantage of their helpless state, he killed them one after 

 the other. He then collected their swords, which stood 

 against a rock and caused the reflection which had first 

 attracted his attention, and took his departure. This spot 

 has ever since been known as Glaic-a-Mhoirt (Murder 

 Hollow). Another version states that this incident took 

 place on the following morning. 



Ruins of hill-forts are not so common about Kiloran as 

 in other parts of the island ; and the remains of the few 

 that are to be seen, such as Dunan-a-Chullaich, above the 

 mill, and Dun Ghaillionn, half-way between Kiloran and 

 Riskbuie, are in positions that are by no means unassailable. 

 Another isolated knoll with traces of buildings on it, but 

 now bearing no local name, situated to the south-west of 

 Kiloran Bay, near Ceann-da-leana, is better adapted for 

 purposes of defence. Dunan Easdail is a small headland on 

 the east side of Kiloran Bay. 



Parts of the walls of the old church from which the town- 

 ship of Kilchattan has derived its name are still standing, 

 surrounded by the gravestones of the burying-ground, the 

 only one that is now used in the island. The ruins of Cill- 

 a-Mhoire, another of the old chapels, are to be seen east of 

 the Baptist church. Two standing-stones by some associ- 

 ated with Druidical times respectively 8 and 10 feet above 



