Built in 1783 Kilmodan Church (or Kilmodan Kirk), is in the

Clachan of Glendaruel Glendaruel (Gaelic: ''Gleann Dà Ruadhail'') is a glen in the Cowal peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The main settlement in Glendaruel is the Clachan of Glendaruel. Features The present Kilmodan Church was built in the Clachan of Glen ...

in the

Kilmodan Kilmodan is a civil parish situated on the Cowal Peninsula, in Argyll and Bute, in Scotland. It includes the valley of Glendaruel and surrounding areas, with Kilmodan Church located in the Clachan of Glendaruel. The alternative historical spellin ...

parish of the

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peninsula,

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, West of

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. It is constructed to a Georgian T-plan design and a category B listed building. The walls are inset with shields from the previous church on the site and one is inscribed and dated 'SDC/1610.' There is also a memorial to Rev John Maclaurin (Minister there from 1689 to 1699) and his notable sons (one of whom was

Colin Maclaurin Colin Maclaurin (; gd, Cailean MacLabhruinn; February 1698 – 14 June 1746) was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra. He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for bei ...

). It has a rendered front and both the ends and rear are harled. The building underwent complete restoration in 1983. The church is still in use though only on a part-time basis, holding services on the 3rd and 4th Sundays of each month.

Kilmodan Carved Stones

The Kilmodan Carved Stones are located in the surrounding graveyard.

Ministers

* Duncan/Donald McCloy 1609 to 1629 *

John Fullarton John Fullarton (c.1645 – 1727), of Greenhall, Argyll, was a Scottish clergyman and nonjurant Episcopal Bishop of Edinburgh between 1720 and 1727. Origins Fullarton was the son of James McCloy, alias Fullarton, of Ballochindryan and Jean Stew ...

1669 to 1684 * John McLaurin 1689 to 1699

Gallery

File:Interior_of_Kilmodan_Church,_Glendaruel_-_geograph.org.uk_-_987243.jpg, File:Interior,_Kilmodan_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_852050.jpg, Interior, Kilmodan Church File:Kilmodan_Church,_Glendaruel_-_geograph.org.uk_-_852060.jpg, A distant view of Kilmodan Church File:Kilmodan_Church,_Glendaruel_-_geograph.org.uk_-_987245.jpg, File:Kilmodan_Church,_Glendaruel._-_geograph.org.uk_-_1377911.jpg, File:Kilmodan_Church.jpg, File:Sign,_Kilmodan_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_852055.jpg, Sign, Kilmodan Church

References

External links

Kilmodan Church - The Friends of Kilmodan & Colintraive - website

Scotlands Churches Trust - website

Historic Environment (stones) - website
{{Authority control Churches in Argyll and Bute Churches completed in 1783 Glendaruel Kilmodan Cowal