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Parish Church, Poolewe

A Category B Listed Building in Gairloch, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.7666 / 57°45'59"N

Longitude: -5.6047 / 5°36'17"W

OS Eastings: 185695

OS Northings: 880922

OS Grid: NG856809

Mapcode National: GBR D8J6.CHD

Mapcode Global: WH07X.W18W

Plus Code: 9C9PQ98W+J4

Entry Name: Parish Church, Poolewe

Listing Name: Poolewe Parish Church. Church of Scotland.

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 339892

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB7896

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Poolewe, Parish Church

ID on this website: 200339892

Location: Gairloch

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh

Parish: Gairloch

Traditional County: Ross-shire

Tagged with: Church building

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Description

Thomas Telford, 1828; plans and specifications by contractor,
James Smith. Parliamentary Church, rubble south elevation
with heavy cement pointing, harl pointed flanks and rear,
tooled ashlar dressings. T-plan, with segmental headed
entrances in outer bays and paired windows in centre; similar
gable windows, and in rear wing. Standard centre wooden Y
mullion and transoms, lattice glazing; bellcote at west
gable apex; finial at east; slate roof.
Interior; some internal partitioning alters original layout.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Quoad Sacra parish of

Poolew established in 1833. Standard Parliamentary Church

design James Smith, architect and contractor, acted as

contractor for several of the Highland Parliamentary Churches

in Telford's absence.

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