Duncansburgh Macintosh
Fort William, Highland
Three windows in the porch are associated with the Ben Nevis Peace Cairn.
The church was dedicated to the 11th century Bishop of Ross, St Duthac. Once the parish church of Kintail, today it is a late medieval, gabled, rectangular ruin. Damaged by Hanoverian gunfire in 1719, following the Battle of Glenshiel, it was still in use until about 1855.
The Clachan Duich Burial Ground is a religious site dating back to at least 1050 and is the traditional burial place of the Macrae chiefs. St Duthac was a beloved saint of Scotland. Educated in Ireland, he was a great missionary walker and covered a lot of ground in his efforts at conversion.
The St Duthac Way meanders through Glen Affric via Chisholm’s Pass and it is believed that the path follows the original route that he took when travelling between parishes whilst he was a bishop. Modern day pilgrims are invited to follow in this saints footsteps, walk the 40km trail beneath the soaring Highland munroes before finding peace and contemplation at the medieval ruins of the church.