Gott & Kirkapol

The Church of Scotland church at Kirkapol was built in 1842 above An Tràigh Mhòr ‘the big beach’. It has recently been decommissioned.

At the west end of the beach is a small rock known as Mallachdaig ‘the little cursed one’. It is said that Saint Columba tied his boat to this rock while visiting from his monastery on Iona. When the boat broke free, he cursed the rock, saying that no seaweed would grow on it henceforth.

You can judge for yourself whether this is still true.

This is part of our Gaelic History Trail! // Tha seo na phàirt de Slighe Eachdraidh Ghàidhlig Thiriodh!

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