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Inside Kirk and Co, the old Knockbain church at Munlochy: sofas, cushions and homeware under tall church windows
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Kirk and Co, Munlochy

A homeware shop, café and design studio in the old Knockbain church at Munlochy on the Black Isle, opened in 2026.

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Kirk and Co is in the old Knockbain church at Munlochy, on the Black Isle, a Gothic Revival church of 1886 that served the parish for well over a century.

It opened in May 2026 after a conversion of about ten months, carried out by local tradespeople who had known the building from services, weddings and funerals.

It is the work of the property developer Ewen Mackinnon and the interior designer Erica Macpherson, and it holds three things under one roof: Erica's design studio, INTERIOR35; a homeware shop of furniture, fabrics and objects chosen by the studio; and a café run by Bubble and Goose. Parts of the old pulpit became the shop's counter, and the pews were remade as café tables.

Munlochy is a few minutes over the Kessock Bridge from Inverness, on the road to the Black Isle's villages and coast.

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Monday
Closed
Tuesday
10am–5pm
Wednesday
10am–5pm
Thursday
10am–5pm
Friday
10am–5pm
Saturday
10am–5pm
Sunday
10am–5pm

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Where it is

Former Knockbain Parish Church, Millbank Road, Munlochy, IV8 8NL.

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  2. The Clootie WellThe Clootie WellAn ancient healing well in the woods by Munlochy on the Black Isle, where for centuries people have tied strips of cloth to the trees.Under a mile as the crow flies
  3. Three archers with recurve bows stand beside a Pro-Boss target scored with arrowsWildwoodz1 mile as the crow flies
  4. Black Isle BreweryBlack Isle BreweryAn organic brewery on its own farm near Munlochy on the Black Isle, brewing since 1998, with a shop, brewery tours and workshops.2 miles as the crow flies
  5. Coastal village curves along a bay, farmland rolling towards distant hillsAvoch Castle3 miles as the crow flies
  6. A bottlenose dolphin surfacing in the grey water of the Moray Firth beside a Dolphin Trips Avoch boat.Dolphin Trips Avoch4 miles as the crow flies
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