Cill Chriosd
It has been described by Miers as follows: "The long, low, rubble ruin of the post-Reformation parish church of Strath has roughly dressed quoins and jambs, and a balustraded burial enclosure added to the east gable in the early 18th century for the Mackinnons.[3] The location is thought to have a heritage of Christian worship dating back to the 7th century, when St Mael Ruba[4] preached from nearby Cnoc na-Aifhreann ("hill of the mass").[6] 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".[5] 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.[5] Records from 1913 show that there were a pair of unusual gravemarkers in the graveyard - one dedicated to Chief Lachlan Mor and carrying "obscure hieroglyphics", the other possibly dating from the pre-Christian era.
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