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Latitude: 58.4788 / 58°28'43"N
Longitude: -4.4182 / 4°25'5"W
OS Eastings: 259086
OS Northings: 957041
OS Grid: NC590570
Mapcode National: GBR H6G9.WDQ
Mapcode Global: WH38F.34BY
Plus Code: 9CCQFHHJ+GP
Entry Name: St Andrew's Church, Tongue
Listing Name: Tongue Parish Church (C of S ), Burial Ground and Gatepiers
Listing Date: 18 March 1971
Category: A
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 352502
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB18456
Building Class: Cultural
Also known as: Tongue, St Andrew's Church
ID on this website: 200352502
Location: Tongue
County: Highland
Electoral Ward: North, West and Central Sutherland
Parish: Tongue
Traditional County: Sutherland
Tagged with: Church building
Dated 1680; earlier core probably incorporating medieval chapel. Further additions and re-building in 1729/31, 1778 and 1862. Simple white harled cruciform church, with ashlar dressings. Earliest portion and original core runs east-west, with centre pointed-headed entrance in south elevation. Flat headed entrance with window above in centre of west gable approached by flight of steps leading to Laird's loft. Long wings at N and S, that to south with simple moulded doorpiece dated 1680 (to Minister's room). Single small pointed headed window in south gable and in north and south elevations of main body of church. 2 long
rectangular windows light east gable. Plain flat-headed doorway gives access to north wing, now serving as parish room. Lattice glazing. 19th century bellcote at west gable apex; cavetto skewputts; crowsteps; West Highland slate roof; stone ridge.
Interior; simple interior orientated to east; small gallery to west, (former Laird's Loft), with 18th century panelled front.
Burial ground and gate piers; rubble walls with dressed with simple stepped caps and pair cast-iron gates.
Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Church said to have been re-built in 1680 by Donald MacKay, Master of Reay on site of St Peter's Chapel (Teampull Pheader). Laird's Loft canopy, of Mackay Lords of Reay, in National Museum of Antiquities since 1951. Reay burial vault below gallery.
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