Near the distillery recessed in a grove lie the peaceful mains of a medieval church from the 13th century, believed to be on the original site of a church founded by St. Moulag in the 6th century. Inside is a plaque commemorating John Mackay, the last great piper to have been taught from the legendary MacCrimmons of Skye, piping family to the chiefs of Clan MacLeod. Next to the chapel on the slope is a Victorian mausoleum of the MacLeods. Across the graveyard is a smaller ruin of the Lady Chapel, A Class II Pictish Stone can be found near St Moulag’s Chapel. Originally discovered near the Old Pier and moved for protection to its present location near St Moulag’s Chapel, this Class II Pictish Stone has one of the earliest examples of a depiction of the Chi-Ro, an early Christian symbol that combined the first two letters from the Greek word for “Christ”. Also inscribed on the rock are a tuning fork, and a crescent with V rod symbol. Although we can’t be certain, this likely dates to the 8th-9th century.
