Remote Croick Church, designed by the engineer Thomas Telford, ten miles outside the village of Ardgay provides a valuable history lesson, being the site of a particularly sad episode during the Highland Clearances. In 1845 18 families evicted from Glencalvie and unable to find alternative accommodation took refuge in the churchyard. The story was reported in the Times and the refugees' messages on the east windows of the church can still be seen today. The church itself is open throughout the year and annually attracts between two and three thousand visitors. The remains of an iron age pictish broch can also be seen from the churchyard. A picturesque setting with a poignant history.

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