Glenelg Church Explained

Glenelg Church
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Coordinates:57.2119°N -5.6242°W
Denomination:Church of Scotland

Glenelg Church is a Category B listed building in Glenelg, Highland, Scotland. Of Church of Scotland denomination, the church dates to the 18th century.[1] It is in the presbytery of LochcarronSkye and in the parish of Glenelg, Kintail & Lochalsh.

It is a rectangular harled building, with its west gable and rendered and outlined in ashlar. Repairs were carried out between 1821 and 1830, and the interior was re-cast in 1863 and 1929.[1]

An 18th-century bird-cage bellcote is on the west gable, with a stone cross adorning the east. It has a slate roof.[1]

Three windows with 19th-century glazing are in the south elevation.[1]

Graveyard

There is one late 17th-/early 18th-century grave slab, with various others of 19th- and 20th-century dates.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB7235 GLENELG CHURCH (CHURCH OF SCOTLAND) AND GRAVEYARD