Mid Kintyre & Gigha (191264)

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A’Chleit

The church, probably built 1787-91 by Thomas Cairns, is set on a promontory out to sea (a so-called ‘dyke’ of volcanic rock). It replaced Killean Church which had fallen into disrepair around 1760. The exterior is white harled with round arched windows. A belfry added 1879 by Robert Weir. The pulpit, in the long west wall, is a First World War Memorial with Celtic style carving and faces a large laird’s loft, which has its own separate entrance. Beside the pulpit is a marble monument of 1818 to Col. Norman Macalister who donated to the poor of the parish. The north gallery was converted into meeting rooms and storage in the early 1970s. The current Church Hall was built 1891 as the local school with the adjacent dwelling as the School House. The nearby beach is accessible for picnics.

Postcode: PA29 6XD

Address: Campbeltown Road, nr Muasdale

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Clachan

Clachan was the ancient seat of the Church in North Kintyre. The present traditional harled oblong kirk of around 1760 replaced an earlier church on the site. The church was enlarged in 1828, remodelled in 1878 and the interior refurnished in 1900. The porch was added in 1952. Art Nouveau stained glass in the windows either side of the fine oak pulpit, wood panelled, semi-circular balcony and timber ceiling. The surrounding burial ground, which is a scheduled monument itself, contains early Christian, medieval and post-Reformation stones. War Memorial gateway, 1921, by Ebenezer James MacRae, City Architect of Edinburgh, one of the very rare examples of his work outside Edinburgh; he included two plaques from an older structure: a knight in full armour and a birlinn or galley.

Postcode: PA29 6XL

Address: Clachan, Kintyre

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Gigha

Built 1923. Designed by architect minister Donald MacFarlane in a Romanesque Revival style with round-headed windows. Windows by William Wilson and Gordon Webster. First minister Dr Kenneth MacLeod, author of ‘The Road to the Isles’. Stone baptismal font from Kilchattan Church.

Postcode: PA41 7AA

Address: Ardminish, Isle of Gigha

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Skipness

St Brendan’s sits alongside the road close to the bridge over Skipness River. The church was designed by Bertram Vaughan Johnson ib 1896-7. It is a small country church with walls of local grey stone with red sandstone margins. The east gable is ornamented with a small Celtic cross. The lancet windows have leaded lights. The interior is simple with a open timber roof. One stained glass window with Celtic interlacing designed by R C Graham of Skipness and made by Powell & Co, 1897. Close by are the roofless Kilbrannan Chapel (14th century) and Skipness Castle (13th, 14th and 16th centuries, now maintained by Historic Scotland). Magnificent views across the Firth of Clyde to Arran.

Postcode: PA29 6XT

Address: Skipness