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Kilfinan Church

A Category B Listed Building in Kilfinan, Argyll and Bute

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.9585 / 55°57'30"N

Longitude: -5.3107 / 5°18'38"W

OS Eastings: 193432

OS Northings: 678892

OS Grid: NR934788

Mapcode National: GBR FD8Z.25R

Mapcode Global: WH1KX.DHBH

Plus Code: 9C7PXM5Q+CP

Entry Name: Kilfinan Church

Listing Name: Kilfinan Parish Church

Listing Date: 20 July 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 344752

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB12079

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kilfinan Parish Church

ID on this website: 200344752

Location: Kilfinan

County: Argyll and Bute

Electoral Ward: Cowal

Parish: Kilfinan

Traditional County: Argyllshire

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Description

Main fabric probably medieval (?13th century) but altered, eg in 1759, present arrangment by John Honeyman, 1882. Parish church, now harled and with exposed dressings all comparatively modern. East-west

orientation and plan form suggest medieval origin.

Crow-stepped 1633 (dated) Lamont family aisle on north flank (now sealed off from church) has rubble- built gable forestair, loft door now a window; iron- gated west-facing entrance to burial vault, some stones within bearing interlace ornament. Gothic hood-moulded pointed doorway in east gable with pair inset shafts and cusped oculus over, with dog-tooth all by Honeyman; other openings re-ordered, mainly single light/bipartite windows with chamfered jambs, pointed heads added also probably by Honeyman; plain door and gallery level window in west gable below bird-cage apex belfrey.

17th century sundial set in south east angle. Straight skews; slate roofs. Interior also by Honeyman.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Harling prevents fuller analysis of fabric.

Scheduled Area 23 December 2004. SAM 265.

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