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Free Church Of Scotland, High Street, Dingwall

A Category B Listed Building in Dingwall, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.5946 / 57°35'40"N

Longitude: -4.4239 / 4°25'25"W

OS Eastings: 255223

OS Northings: 858656

OS Grid: NH552586

Mapcode National: GBR H8GN.6B8

Mapcode Global: WH3DP.0CNQ

Plus Code: 9C9QHHVG+VC

Entry Name: Free Church Of Scotland, High Street, Dingwall

Listing Name: High Street, Free Church of Scotland

Listing Date: 31 August 1983

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 360474

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB24508

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dingwall and Strathpeffer Free Church of Scotland
Dingwall, High Street, Free Church Of Scotland

ID on this website: 200360474

Location: Dingwall

County: Highland

Town: Dingwall

Electoral Ward: Dingwall and Seaforth

Traditional County: Ross-shire

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Description

John Rhind, 1867-70. Gothic, orientated north-south. Coursed

rubble, ashlar dressings. Recessed centre door in north gable

with pointed, moulded jambs and nook shafts; similar smaller

doors in outer bays, all linked by continuous hoodmould. Large hoodmoulded geometric traceried window above in finialled

gable, flanking buttressed square tower to left with long

lancet in north and east elevations, corbelled band course

rising to slender octagonal spire, with long louvred and

gabletted lancets; groined stone elongated domed roof with

small terminal spire and weather vane. Similar truncated

tower at right bay with gables above band course. 5-bay

buttressed flanks with pointed headed windows with cusped

tracery all linked by continuous hoodmould; long gallery

windows with geometric tracery rise through eaves in gablets.

Large rose window in centre, south gable. Steeply pitched slate

roof.

Interior; galleried interior; stained glass by James Ballantine, Edinburgh. Square chamfered ashlar gatepiers with pyramidal

caps; low coped rubble retaining wall with cast-iron spearhead

railings.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Marble shafted memorial within church grounds to Rev John

Kennedy (1884) Minister and his wife (1819-96) by D & A

Davidson, Inverness dated 1886. Replaced 18<> former Free

Church in Castle Street.

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