St Kieran's R.C. Church, Campbeltown

St Kieran's Church, Campbeltown
St Kieran's Church, Campbeltown
St Kieran's Church, Campbeltown
55°25′23″N5°36′16″W / 55.42306°N 5.60444°W / 55.42306; -5.60444
Location	Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute
Country	Scotland
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	stkieranscampbeltown.org [1]
History
Status	Parish church
Dedication	Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Category C listed building
Designated	28 March 1996
Style	Gothic
Groundbreaking	1849
Completed	1850
Administration
Diocese	Argyll and the Isles
Parish	Campbeltown

St Kieran's R.C. Church is a Category C listed building ^[2] in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute.

History

The first church on the site was erected in 1809. This building of 1809 was replaced between 1849 and 1850 by the current building. It contains a plaque to James Cattenach (d. 1836) who is thought to have been responsible for the original 1809 building. ^[3] The translation of the Latin inscription reads: "Pray for James Cattenah, a priest of this parish, who after working for 55 years, died in 1836, at the age of 85".

The church contain a memorial crafted by Italian sculptors and modelled on the grotto at Lourdes to the ten men of the parish who fell during the First World War and two who died afterwards from its effects. ^[4]

References

1. https://stkieranscampbeltown.org
2. Historic Environment Scotland. "St John Street, St Kieran's Chapel, (Roman Catholic), including boundary wall, gates and gate piers (LB43130)" . Retrieved 26 November 2025.
3. Walker, Frank Arneil (2000). Argyll and Bute (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Scotland). Yale University Press. p. 157. ISBN   0300096704.
4. "Campbeltown Catholics. War Memorial Unveiled by Bishop Martin" . Glasgow Observer and Catholic Herald. Scotland. 15 October 1921. Retrieved 26 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.