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Dunoon High Kirk, Kirk Street, Dunoon

A Category B Listed Building in Dunoon, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9472 / 55°56'49"N

Longitude: -4.9254 / 4°55'31"W

OS Eastings: 217421

OS Northings: 676549

OS Grid: NS174765

Mapcode National: GBR 05.Y9GZ

Mapcode Global: WH2M7.9ST5

Plus Code: 9C7QW3WF+VR

Entry Name: Dunoon High Kirk, Kirk Street, Dunoon

Listing Name: Dunoon High Kirk (Old Parish Church), Kirk Street, Church of Scotland.

Listing Date: 20 July 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 363052

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB26429

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Dunoon, Kirk Street, Dunoon High Kirk
High Kirk, Dunoon
Dunoon Parish Church

ID on this website: 200363052

Location: Dunoon

County: Argyll and Bute

Town: Dunoon

Electoral Ward: Dunoon

Traditional County: Argyllshire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

1816, J. Gillespie Graham, Edinburgh. Enlarged 1834, David
Hamilton, Glasgow. Tower raised 8 feet 1839. Gothic Revival.
Nave and transepts with tower at E. end. Rubble in courses;
slate roofs. Decorated windows; crenellated wall-head and
gables; pinnacles at corners. Square tower in 3 stages with
crenellated parapet, pinnacles, lancets. Clock with 4 faces
presented by William Campbell of Castle House.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical, in use as such. Built on site of earlier

parish church, which had replaced the Castle Chapel dedicated

to St. Mary.

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