Minister

Inducted to this charge

Previous Charges

John W Keddie FCCA, MCMI

199

Burghead

The minister, the Rev J R Glass, with his congregation came out in 1843 but he was immediately translated to Musselburgh. A successor, the Rev John Finlayson, was inducted in December of that year but, unable to find accommodation in the district, had to walk or ride the 14 miles from Portree thoughout the winter. He died as a result of a fall from a gig in September 1844. Finlayson was a brother-in-law of “Maighstir Ruairidh” (Rev Roderick Macleod) who had moved from Bracadale to

Snizort before the Disruption of 1843. Both men were interred in the old Struan cemetery. Achurch was first built in 1854 and in Carbost around the same time.  The minister in 1900 entered the Union and the congregation remained vacant until 1930.

Sabbath Worship

Sabbath School

Prayer Meetings

Communions

Manse

Session Clerk

Treasurer

Struan 11.00am; Carbost 6.00pm

Churches located at Struan; Carbost

10.40am in Manse

Wednesday 7.30pm alternating between Struan and Carbost.

Struan, 1st Sabbath in April and 2nd Sabbath in July.

Free Church Manse,

6 Balgown,

Struan,

Isle of Skye,

IV56 8FA.

Tel: 01470 572330 (or 0844 414 0033);

Email: johnkeddie@fccontinuing.org

Mr Alasdair N Nicolson, Amer, By Portree, Isle of Skye, IV56

8FX. Tel: 01470 572219.

Mr Peter B Matheson, 25 Geary, Waternish, Dunvegan,

Isle of Skye, IV55 8GB. Tel: 01470 592275(or 0844 414 0080); Email: pbmathe-

s o n @ a o l . c o m

Bracadale Messenger available here

You can see Struan in the middle of the map. If you pull the slide control (on the left of the map) down to where the arrow is you will be able to see how to get there from the towns of Portree and Broadford.