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Stenscholl Parish Church, Staffin, Skye

A Category B Listed Building in Eilean á Chèo, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6256 / 57°37'32"N

Longitude: -6.2071 / 6°12'25"W

OS Eastings: 148919

OS Northings: 867314

OS Grid: NG489673

Mapcode National: GBR C81K.RNK

Mapcode Global: WGY5Y.MLFG

Plus Code: 9C9MJQGV+75

Entry Name: Stenscholl Parish Church, Staffin, Skye

Listing Name: Staffin Stenscholl Parish (Church of Scotland)

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339090

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7249

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Skye, Staffin, Stenscholl Parish Church

ID on this website: 200339090

Location: Kilmuir

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Eilean á Chèo

Parish: Kilmuir

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

Thomas Telford, 1828. Repairs; William Laurie, 1856. Coursed rubble, tooled dressings, all white washed. T-plan church with 4-bay front elevation to north. 2 round headed centre windows, flanking round headed doors; gable and rear windows as front; 2-light Gothic, lattice pane glazing to all windows. Birdcage belfry to west gable apex; stone finial to east gable apex; slate roof.

Interior: original pulpit and sounding board; plain pine pews.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Unusual orientation. Parliamentary Church", similar to Hallin (Duirinish) and Plockton (Lochalsh).

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