Tourist at Home – 19 for 2019 – I first saw the open air church on a TV program and I knew, living so close (for the Highlands), that I had to find it!
It was another gorgeous Wester Ross day, I had done my research, found the co-ordinates and research on google (NGR NG 89511 56228).
It is a hidden gem and on the day I visited in early May it was gorgeous and warm.
The open air church would have been swamped with water on a wet, windy and wild Wester Ross day. You really would have had to be devoted to worship on a day like that.
It was after ‘The Disruption’ of 1843 that open air churches were used.
Parishioners of the Church of Scotland were disillusioned as they had no say in the choice of minister who preached to them. The minister was chosen by the landowner or laird. The split in the church lead to the creation of the Free Church of Scotland, predominantly a church of the Highlands of Scotland.
The open air church was still used into the 1980’s.
With Bluebells dancing on the day I visited it would have been a wonderful location for an open air wedding ceremony.
Tranquil, hidden and peaceful!
Below are images (screenshots) of what it would have looked like when in use.
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