Portnahven is another of the newer parishes on Islay. It lies in the more west part of Kilchoman parish. According to Welcome to Islay North Churches site http://www.islay-north-churches.org/history.htm The parish was created in the south of the Rhinns of Islay in 1824.
It’s church building was erected in 1828 however the church registers don’t commence until 1832. In 1849 the parish became fully constituted as the Quoad Sacra Parish of Portnahaven It was linked with KiIchoman in 1964 and further linked with Kilmeny in 2006
Portnahaven is home to the world’s first operational wave power machine which became operational in 2000 called ”The Limpet”. See the Wikipedia page for Portnahaven
It is also the site of the Cultoon Stone Circle http://www.armin-grewe.com/islay/islay-cultoon.htm. You can learn about it and view additional pictures at the site just mentioned. This image was borrowed from that site.
Portnahaven has been assigned the parish number of #547. The parish register can be found on FHL film # 1041080 Item 6
Item 6
Births and Christenings 1832–1854 Marriages 1832-1835, 1846 –1854
There are also computer generated microfiche of the Parish of Portnahaven registers
Births and Christenings 1832-1855 – FHL fiche #6*901115 (1 fiche) Marriages 1833-1854 FHL fiche # 6902205 (1 fiche)
If there are missing years or if the baptism or marriage you are seeking seems to be missing it might be a good idea to check the Parish of Kilchoman registers
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