Description

Archibald McPhail, Oban, 1783, renovated and recast, 1890.
All harled with tooled ashlar margins and dressings. 4-bay
south front with former left outer bay door as window; entrance
in right outer bay masked by late 19th century projecting
gabled porch with round-headed doorway, double leaf plank
door with ornate cast-iron hinges and with small, modern
vestry in SE re-entrant. Large round-headed (1890) gable
windows; all windows with 1890 circular geometric tracery
and either with stained or lattice pane glazing. Small mural
sundial in centre of south elevation. Tall bellcote at west
gable with ribbed cap and ball finial. Ball finial to east
apex; slate roof.
Interior; re-cast to west in 1890; braced timber ceiling;
octagonal panelled timber pulpit; brass eagle lectern, 1907;
stone font on stem. Various mural memorials to the Camerons
of Lochiel, Inverailort and Drimnasallie: 1890 stained glass
window in west gable; also single stained glass window by
Gordon Wilson, Glasgow 1957.
Church enclosed by drystone wall with pair square tooled
rubble gate piers with pyramidal caps.
Within enclosure, standing close to church entrance, stands
square, tapering ashlar memorial, on stepped base with swags,
decorative detailing and topped by headless, robed figure.
Inscribed to memory of Sir Alexander Cameron of Inverailort,
died 1850.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Built in 1783 for

cost of $440. Site the "most centrical spot in the whole

parish.....it is distant about 36 miles from the extremity

of the parish." Stained glass memorial window (1890) to

Dr. Archibald Clerk, Minister of Kilmallie 1844-87 a noted

Gaelic scholar. Modern parish room to rear not included in

listing.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata IDs Q56616549 Q56616550

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