Am Ploc Open Air Church

Photo of Am Ploc Open Air Church, a church near Torridon in the Wester Ross, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Am Ploc Open Air Church

© Tom Forrest / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Tom Forrest / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Am Ploc Open Air Church

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When the Disruption split the Church of Scotland in 1843, Free Church congregations near Torridon had no building of their own, so they gathered to worship here at Am Ploc, a rocky headland above the sea. There’s nothing built on it — the open air was the church. You can reach the spot on the coastal path from Shieldaig or Torridon, and it’s a quietly moving place to stand.

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