Glenelg Church

Glenelg Church
The church in 2001
Glenelg Church
57°12′43″N 5°37′27″W / 57.211875°N 5.624217°W / 57.211875; -5.624217
DenominationChurch of Scotland

Glenelg Church is a Category B listed building in Glenelg, Highland, Scotland. Of Church of Scotland denomination, the church dates to the 18th century.[1] It is within the presbytery of Clèir Eilean Ì, and in the extended parish of South West Ross, which merged the parishes of Lochcarron, Applecross, Kinlochewe, Glenelg, Kintail and Lochalsh. The minister is Frederick (Fred) Vincent. Formerly, it was within the Presbytery of Lochcarron–Skye and in the parish of Glenelg, Kintail & Lochalsh.

The congregation was split at the disruption, with a number of congregants forming the Free Church of Scotland in the Glenelg area.[2]

The building

It is a rectangular harled building, with its west gable and rendered and outlined in ashlar. Repairs were carried out between 1821 and 1830, and the interior was re-cast in 1863 and 1929.[1]

An 18th-century bird-cage bellcote is on the west gable, with a stone cross adorning the east. It has a slate roof.[1]

Three windows with 19th-century glazing are in the south elevation.[1]

Graveyard

There is one late 17th-/early 18th-century grave slab, with various others of 19th- and 20th-century dates.[1]

Usage

The church is used weekly at 12:45pm for a service (to allow Minister and other worship leaders a chance to get there after leading worship elsewhere - usually Lochcarron and Lochalsh). The building is also used in the evenings, at 6pm, by the Glenelg, Arinsdale, Lochalsh & Glenshiel (Glenelg & Inverinate) Free Church of Scotland.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e GLENELG CHURCH (CHURCH OF SCOTLAND) AND GRAVEYARD – Historic Environment Scotland
  2. ^ "Lochalsh & Strath (Ardelve & Broadford)". FCC. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Home". Glenelg and Inverinate Free Church of Scotland. Retrieved 7 January 2026.


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