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Sat, 4 Feb 2012

The ruins of St Colmac's

I went to the little island of Bute, in the Firth of Clyde, on the southern edge of the Highlands.

St Colmac's

On the road to Ettrick Bay you pass St Colmac's church and graveyard.

St Colmac's, Bute

St Colmac's

Built in 1836 for the second Marquess of Bute, of the nearby Kames Castle.

St Colmac's

The award of listed building status in 1971 wasn't enough to preserve the church. Services ceased in 1980, windows and doors broke, and the roof collapsed in 1996.

St Colmac's

St Colmac's

The burial ground is still growing, but the church itself is being left to turn from derelict mess to picturesque ruin.

St Colmac's Church

I've discovered quite a few Highland ruins over the past year -- they might form a theme. I've already posted on the Moine House.


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[User] By Joe D, 2012-02-04 19:17

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