Kilfinichen and Kilvickeon

There were two churches in the parish, one in Ross, and the other in Ardmeanach, both of which were erected in 1804. Also, in 1828 a separate church was built in Iona, which became a separate ‘’quoad sacra’’ (ecclesiastical only) parish, under the Church Building (Scotland) Act 1824 (5 Geo. 4. c. 90). It replaced the old church of Kilvickeon, which lies 3 mi to the south-east, near Loch Assapol. This church dates from the 13th century and continued in use until the new church was built, but by 1795 was in a ruinous state. The church of Kilfinichen, which is in Ardmeanach, on Kilfinichen bay, was built in 1804 to replace the medieval church building, whose remains are 1/4 mi to the east. The…