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Cathedral of the Isles

Southern Scotland


Millport boasts Britain’s smallest cathedral, the lovely Cathedral of the Isles, which was completed in 1851. Inside, it’s quite ornate with a lattice woodwork ceiling and fragments of early Christian carved stones.


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