Carran Kirche / Carran Church

The oldest parts of Carran Church (Teampull a'Chairn - church of the cairn) were built around 1200, in the 15^th century the building was extended. The most unusual feature of the church is the battlement with a machicolation, attesting that the priests had to defend themselves against attackers (in the picture on the left upper corner). They were of no use against the troops of Oliver Cromwell, however, and the church was closed in the 16^th century. The name of the church was maybe taken from the stone cairns that can be found close to it.