Glenelg Church is a
Category B listed
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Key
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building in
Glenelg, Highland, Scotland. Of
Church of Scotland denomination, the church dates to the 18th century.
[GLENELG CHURCH (CHURCH OF SCOTLAND) AND GRAVEYARD]
– Historic Environment Scotland It is in the
presbytery of
Lochcarron–
Skye
The Isle of Skye, or simply Skye (; gd, An t-Eilean Sgitheanach or ; sco, Isle o Skye), is the largest and northernmost of the major islands in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The island's peninsulas radiate from a mountainous hub dominated b ...
and in the parish of Glenelg,
Kintail &
Lochalsh
Lochalsh is a district of mainland Scotland that is currently part of the Highland (council area), Highland council area. The Lochalsh district covers all of the mainland either side of Loch Alsh - and of Loch Duich - between Loch Carron and Loch ...
.
It is a rectangular
harled building, with its west gable and rendered and outlined in
ashlar
Ashlar () is finely dressed (cut, worked) stone, either an individual stone that has been worked until squared, or a structure built from such stones. Ashlar is the finest stone masonry unit, generally rectangular cuboid, mentioned by Vitruv ...
. Repairs were carried out between 1821 and 1830, and the interior was re-cast in 1863 and 1929.
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An 18th-century bird-cage bellcote is on the west gable, with a stone cross adorning the east. It has a slate roof.][
Three windows with 19th-century glazing are in the south elevation.][
]
Graveyard
There is one late 17th-/early 18th-century grave slab, with various others of 19th- and 20th-century dates.[
]
See also
*List of listed buildings in Glenelg, Highland
This is a list of listed buildings in the parish of Glenelg in Highland, Scotland.
List
Key
See also
* List of listed buildings in Highland
This is a list of listed buildings in the Highland council area ...
References
External links
Glenelg Church
– Places of Worship in Scotland
MHG24475 - Glenelg Church, Churchyard
– Highland Historic Environment Record
Churches in Highland (council area)
Church of Scotland churches in Scotland
18th-century Church of Scotland church buildings
Category B listed buildings in Highland (council area)
Listed churches in Scotland
18th-century establishments in Scotland
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