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The island of Tiree was divided of old between two parishes, Kirkapol covering the north-eastern area and Sorobie the south-west, and in 1618 these two parishes, along with that of Coll, were united together. A chapel was later built at Heylipol during the 19th century to serve the southern part of Tiree, (Heylipol being a more accessible location than Sorobie) and in 1875 the parish of Heylipol (or Sorobie) was once more disjoined from Kirkapol and erected as a separate parish quoad sacra. In 1952 Hylipol united with Tiree under the name of Tiree and Hylipol and further union later followed in 1872 with Coll, to form the parish of Tiree and Coll. The union with Coll however was dissolved in 1986 in favour of a linkage, which was also later terminated in 1994. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Mull until 1963 when, by Act of Assembly, the Presbytery of Lorn and the Presbytery of Mull were united together under the name of the Presbytery of Lorn and Mull. |