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The church of Fort Augustus, which was known anciently as Kilchuimin or Abertarff, held a dedication to St Cuimin, Abbot of Iona, and belonged prior to the reformation to the Priory of Beauly. During the year 1614 the parish was united to the charges of Boleskine and Dores, however in 1617 Dores was severed once more from Kilchuimin (or Abertarff) and Boleskine. Kilchuimin also was later disjoined from Boleskine in 1676, and instead united to Glenmoriston, however this union with Glenmoriston was short lived and in 1688 Kilchuimin was disjoined and once more merged with the parish of Boleskine. In 1883 when the union between the two parishes was disjoined for a second time, the charge was erected as the quoad sacra parish of Fort Augustus. Following the 1929 union of the Church of Scotland and the United Free Church, Fort Augustus was named Fort Augustus Abertarff and in 1934 a union was established with the fromer United Free Church congregation of Fort Augustus Inveroich. The two charges united under the name of Fort Augustus and the former parish church remained in use as the place of worship. In 1987 a link was established between Fort Augustus and Glengarry. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Abertarff and later of Lochaber. |