MHG29242 - Inveralligan Former Free Church
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Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
A walkover survey and desk-based assessment for the National Trust estate at Torridon was carried out by J Wordsworth and J Harden A Free Church stance was allocated to the community ar TOR129.
The actual church was built here, just over the Abhainn Alligin some time after 1902 as it does not appear on the 1902 OS map. About 20m N of the church is a corrugated iron shed which may well have been the gents associated with the church. <1>
Visited in response to planning query. Numerous slides taken.
Church appears relatively modern and is well maintained. It sits on a rock ledge and overlooks the village and bay. An old bridge is marked on the OS map to the north east of the church. Although this is no longer visible, the location is visible, and it would appear to have been some kind of back entrance. Access at the front of the church is via a series of rock cut steps. A dry stone enclosure wall demarkates the western and southern extent of the church curtilidge. DML Sept 2000
A former church now converted to a house atop a rocky ledge at the edge of the village of Inveralligan. There is no graveyard attached. Visited during the Highland Kirkyards project, run by Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. <2><3>
Church first shown on 5th edition Ordnance Survey mapping. <4>
Sources/Archives (18)
- --- SHG13405 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13406 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13407 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13408 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13409 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13410 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13411 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13412 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13413 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13414 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13415 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13416 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13417 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- --- SHG13418 Image/Photograph(s): Inveralligan Old Church. Colour Slide; Digital Image. .
- <1> SHG21916 Text/Report/Fieldwork Report: Wordsworth, J. & Harden, J.. 2002. Torridon Archaeological Survey 1996-2002. The National Trust for Scotland (NTS). 13/01/2003. Paper and Digital. TOR203. XY
- <2> SHG25133 Collection/Project Archive: Robinson, B; Scott, M; Wright, A. 03/2010. Highland Kirkyards: Ross and Cromarty. Highland Buildings Preservation Trust. 29/07/2010. Paper (Original).
- <3> SHG25134 Image/Photograph(s): Highlands Buildings Preservation Trust. 2009. Photographs of Ross and Cromarty Kirkyards. Colour. . Digital.
- <4> SHG23419 Image/Map: Ordnance Survey. 1964-73. Ordnance Survey 25 inch map: Epoch 5a. Digital.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NG 8419 5735 (13m by 16m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NG85NW |
| Geographical Area | ROSS AND CROMARTY |
| Civil Parish | APPLECROSS |
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