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Lochbroom Parish Church, Inverbroom

A Category B Listed Building in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.8154 / 57°48'55"N

Longitude: -5.0704 / 5°4'13"W

OS Eastings: 217707

OS Northings: 884788

OS Grid: NH177847

Mapcode National: GBR F8V2.B6P

Mapcode Global: WH18Y.2TSG

Plus Code: 9C9PRW8H+5R

Entry Name: Lochbroom Parish Church, Inverbroom

Listing Name: Inverbroom Lochbroom Parish Church (Church of Scotland), and Burial Ground.

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339733

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7760

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Clachan Church
Clachan Lochbroom Heritage Centre

ID on this website: 200339733

Location: Lochbroom

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh

Parish: Lochbroom

Traditional County: Ross-shire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

1817. Repairs 1832 and, Matthews and Laurie, 1878. Plain,
2-storey, rectangular church with 3-bay flanks. Centre
round-headed, hoodmoulded entrance in east gable approached
by ramp, flanking windows and bipartite above; bellcote
at east gable apex (probably 1878). Symmetrical
fenestration in flanks, 3 long ground floor windows
matched by smaller gallery windows above; small gabled
vestry to rear with secondary entrance.
Interior; original fittings; long gallery with panelled
front filling 3 sides supported on chamfered, square
wooden pilasters; pews in side aisles; centre of church
filled by 2 long communion tables in 2 long parrallel
panelled box pews. Simple 5 sided panelled pulpit against
west gable wall with reeded, pilastered and panelled back-
board. Flanking doors.
Gallery sealed off and east end of church partitioned.
Memorial tablet to Sir John Fowler (1817-1898) of Breamore,
Engineer in Chief of the Forth Bridge. Burial Ground;
rubble walled burial ground with 18th 19th and 20th century
tombs. Burial enclosure with memorial tableys of Kenneth
Mackenzie of Dundonnel (d. 1732) and Alexander Mackenzie
of Ballon(e) (Tarbat Parish) (d.1724). Some upstanding
walling which might be remains of former church.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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