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Kilcalmonell Free Church, Clachan

A Category B Listed Building in Kintyre and the Islands, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.7466 / 55°44'47"N

Longitude: -5.5618 / 5°33'42"W

OS Eastings: 176548

OS Northings: 656101

OS Grid: NR765561

Mapcode National: GBR DFNJ.75D

Mapcode Global: WH0KM.JTQG

Plus Code: 9C7PPCWQ+J7

Entry Name: Kilcalmonell Free Church, Clachan

Listing Name: Kilcalmonell Free Church, Clachan

Listing Date: 28 August 1980

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 344675

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12019

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200344675

Location: Kilcalmonell

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Kintyre and the Islands

Parish: Kilcalmonell

Traditional County: Argyllshire

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Description

1878: Victorian 'Oriental' Style. Oblong. Stugged
ashlar; gabled slate roof. Fantastic pagoda-like
wooden belfry with low-pitched roof. Heavy fretworked
barge-board. Ornamental timber canopy over door.
Round-headed windows with moulded margins. Piended
extension at rear. Interior: Open roof with heavy
segmental trusses.

Statement of Interest

Built at expense of Sir William MacKinnon of

Ballinakill, Bt. one of chief supporters of Free Church.

With his knowledge of the Orient he possibly influenced

the style of this church. Now a dwelling house

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