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Kilchrist Church and Graveyard

A Category C Listed Building in Eilean á Chèo, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.2151 / 57°12'54"N

Longitude: -5.948 / 5°56'52"W

OS Eastings: 161720

OS Northings: 820723

OS Grid: NG617207

Mapcode National: GBR C9PN.B9C

Mapcode Global: WGZ94.LXT6

Plus Code: 9C9P6382+2Q

Entry Name: Kilchrist Church and Graveyard

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347245

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13993

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347245

Location: Strath

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Eilean á Chèo

Parish: Strath

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

16th/early 17th century; small rectangular roofless rubble
church orientated east/west in centre of walled graveyard.
Roughly dressed quoins and jambs; door and 3 windows south
elevation; chamfered jambs to doorway. Sharply pointed
skewputt remains at NW angle. Burial enclosure of Mackinnons
with datestones of 1747 and 1749. Various 18th and 19th
century headstones, including one of cast-iron.

Statement of Interest

Stands on mound by roadside. Site possibly earlier than

present church.

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