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Cawdor Kirk Session was known of old as Baraven, due to the situation of the old church which was replaced in 1619. The old Parish Church was dedicated to St Ewan and was formerly a commune kirk of the Cathedral of Elgin. Ministry of the session is recorded from 1567 in the person of Allan McIntosh. In 1929 the former United Free congregation at Cawdor passed back to the Established Church as Cawdor North Church of Scotland; with the existing Church at Cawdor being called Cawdor Old Parish Church. In 1945 the Cawdor Old Parish Church was united with the congregation of Cawdor North as Cawdor Parish Church. After the local union the former United Free Church was sold and removed to Fornighty were it was re-erected as hall. In 1960 Ardlach established a link with Cawdor, however this arrangement was terminated in 1963 and Cawdor was later linked with Croy and Dalcross in 1967 under the ministry of Rev. D Johnston, minister at Croy and Dalcross. The kirk session sat within the Presbytery of Nairn and later of Inverness.
In older records the parish is sometimes referred to as Calder. |