| Picture No: | 1507 |
| Courtesy of: | Roddie Macpherson |
| Year: | 2008 |
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Contin Churchyard
A beautiful secluded location on an 'island' formed by branches of the Blackwater. Follow sign post from east end of the main road through Contin village.
Active Church of Scotland parish church. Modern burials mostly undertaken in adjoining extension burial ground.
Picture Added on 30 March 2008.
Comments
We visited this lovely old church in May of 2010 & were told at that time by the current minister that the graveyard was being excavated by archeologists that summer. Do you know if this project was completed & the graves identified?
Sharie Argue March 23, 2013
Added by Sharie Argue on 23 March 2013.
Sharie Argue March 23, 2013
Added by Sharie Argue on 23 March 2013.
We are coming in September 2025 from Canada with the hopes of visiting my great-grandfather's grave (Andrew Mackintosh - Memorial ID 101841221) and my great-great grandfather's grave (John Mackintosh) which I thought was in same place but might be in Kiltearn Cemetary? In any case, further to last comment about this cemetery being dug up - are graves still there? Please let me know if you can.
Added by Brenda Gehlen (nee Mackintosh) on 05 May 2025.
Added by Brenda Gehlen (nee Mackintosh) on 05 May 2025.
Is this about the archeological dig mentioned above, Brenda? I haven't visited this burial ground recently, but would be amazed if any existing graves have been disturbed. They were possibly excavating open areas. Hope you enjoy your visit.
Added by Roddie Macpherson on 06 May 2025.
Added by Roddie Macpherson on 06 May 2025.
Thank you for your quick reply. Make sense they wouldn't touch them but just worried me a bit. Really looking forward to visiting the Achilty where my grandfather was actually born and pretty sure my great-grandfather owned it at the time.
Added by Brenda Gehlen (nee Mackintosh) on 06 May 2025.
Added by Brenda Gehlen (nee Mackintosh) on 06 May 2025.
Added by Lena Andrews on 09 September 2008.