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Broadford Parish Church, Skye is a parish church in the
Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...
The Buildings of Scotland: Highlands: John Gifford. Yale University Press 2003. p.523 in
Broadford, Skye Broadford ( gd, An t-Àth Leathann), together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Lying in the shadow of the Red Cuillin mountains, Broadford is within the parish of Strath. A long meandering v ...
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History

The church was built between 1839 and 1841, and replaced the 16th century church of
Cill Chriosd Cill Chriosd or Kilchrist (Christ's Church) is a ruined former parish church of Strath, on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It was constructed around the 16th century, replacing an earlier medieval church on the same location, and was used until 1840 ...
. Broadford church has round headed windows, a pedimented bellcote and a flat Tudor doorpiece. Repairs were made in 1884, and the interior was altered in the 1930s.


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