Old Parish Church, Appin

The old parish church at Appin, or Tynribbie, is a roofless, ivy-covered ruin. Built in 1749, the church superceded an earlier building dating from around 1641, which itself probably stood on the site of an earlier chapel known as Annat. This photograph of the church and burial ground dates from the first half of the 20th century. <br /> <br /> On the west gable wall of the church is an arched recess in which is preserved the Stewart of Appin headstone. This stone formerly stood over the Stewart of Appin grave at Culloden and commemorates those of the clan who fell in the Battle of Culloden in 1746.<br /> <br /> The photographer, Mary Ethel Muir Donaldson, was born in 1876 and came to the Highlands around 1908. She travelled extensively around the North and West Highlands, writing and taking photographs. Between 1912 and 1949 she produced many books on the social history and customs of the area. She died in a nursing home in Edinburgh in 1958 and was buried in Oban <br /> <br /> <br /> This image can be purchased.<br /> For further information about purchasing and prices please email the<br /> <a href="mailto: photographic.archive@highlifehighland.com">Highland Photographic Archive</a> quoting the External ID.