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Free Church Of Scotland, Church Street, Lower Gledfield

A Category B Listed Building in North, West and Central Sutherland, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.8858 / 57°53'8"N

Longitude: -4.3758 / 4°22'32"W

OS Eastings: 259236

OS Northings: 890953

OS Grid: NH592909

Mapcode National: GBR H7KW.JCC

Mapcode Global: WH3CB.R2H1

Plus Code: 9C9QVJPF+8M

Entry Name: Free Church Of Scotland, Church Street, Lower Gledfield

Listing Name: Lower Gledfield Free Church of Scotland and Gate Piers

Listing Date: 18 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338992

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7177

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200338992

Location: Kincardine (Highland)

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland

Parish: Kincardine (Highland)

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Description

Dated 1849. Tall-T-plan church; rubble tooled ashlar
dressings. North elevation; centre projecting aisle facing
road, with round-headed entrance in re-entrant angle; long
round-headed windows in outer flanking bays; smaller, similar
windows in north, east and west gables.
South elevation; paired long round-headed windows flank
centre projecting gabled Minister's porch, with side entrance
approached by forestair, and apex stack. Round-headed
entrances in outer bays with fanlights.
Multi-pane glazing; bellcote at west gable apex; dated
urn finial at east; slate roof.
Interior; 5-sided galleried interior with original fittings;
3-tier pulpit with sounding board; original pews.
Gate piers; pair panelled ashlar gate piers with shaped
finials; similarly detailed end piers, linked by low coped
rubble wall; simple modern metal railing.

Statement of Interest

Building in ecclesiastical use as such.

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