Kilchrist Chapel ruins on Skye - a photo on Flickriver

            Off a single track road between Broadford and Torrin there's the picturesque old graveyard and ruined Pre-Reformation church at Kilchrist. Cill Chriosd (Christ's Church or "Kilchrist") is a ruined former parish church of Strathaird, on the Isle of Skye. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier Medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 when the Parish church was relocated to Broadford. 

The church is the remains of the parish church of Strathaird, including the cleared villages of Boreraig and Susinish.

The location is thought to have a heritage of Christian worship dating back to the 7th century, when St Mael Rubapreached from nearby Cnoc na-Aifhreann ("hill of the mass"). The original Parish church for Strath was located at Ashiag, and was founded by St Mael Ruba in the 7th Century AD; the new parish church was relocated to this location in the later Middle Ages. The present ruined church probably replaced the first medieval stone church in the 16th century. Written records for the church date back to 1505, although the earliest records only give a list of the names of the ministers. In 1505 the chaplain Kenneth Adamson succeeded John MacGillebredison, before being replaced by John Johnson, and then John Ronaldson in 1508 after Johnson's death.

In June 1627, Neil Mackinnon became the first Protestant minister of the church, however he "is remembered primarily for his meanness and his greed". During his appointment ceremony he 'gave his grite and solemn oath that he all treulie according to his knowledge, give up the Clerk of Councell the names of all the Papists he knew within the Isles'. It is recorded that he only allowed his workmen one meal on Sundays (rather than two, as for other days) as they were resting. However, one Sunday two hungry workmen waited until after MacKinnon had finished preaching and had left the church before setting to work with their foot plough. Following this, the preacher allowed them two meals every day.

Taken in: United Kingdom / Scotland / Kilbride (show map)

Taken on: May 9, 2015

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