Listed Building

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Address/Name of Site

Former Assynt Parish Church (Church of Scotland) excluding scheduled monument 8309, Inchnadamph LB44967

Status: Designated

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Summary

Category
B
Date Added
19/02/1998
Last Date Amended
09/03/2018
Local Authority
Highland
Planning Authority
Highland
Parish
Assynt
NGR
NC 24933 21998
Coordinates
224933, 921998

Description

Parish Church, built between 1741-1743 with substantial alterations by William C Joass, in 1900. The building is a 5-bay, plain gabled rectangular-plan church with a diminutive spire and harled rubble walls.

The church has gabled, bargeboarded dormerheads to segmental-arched windows on the north (rear) and south (front) elevations. It has a shouldered wallhead with a pink stone chimney stack at the centre. The door to the church is on the outer right; it is boarded with glazed 2-pane upper section. There is evidence of a former window in the east gable.

At the east end of the church is a spire which has a square base and bell-cast pyramidal slate roof and cross finial. It has timber small-pane glazing with 2-pane top-hoppers. The roof is graded grey slate with a stone ridge. The chimney stack as above.

The interior was largely refurbished in 1900. It has a coomb ceiling; boarded dado and pine pews which are angled for the choir. The pulpit is octagonal with a cornice and panelled and corniced back-board and flanking doors. The pulpit may date to the early 19th century.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: scheduled monument SM8309 (see separate designation record).

Statement of Special Interest

The origins of the church's presence at Assynt are thought to date back to between 1436 and 1443, to a foundation by Angus MacLeod, laird of Assynt. It is thought that the Macleod Burial Vault within the current churchyard is the physical remains of this church. The vault is a scheduled monument (see separate designation).

The new 18th century church was built because of the "poor", condition of the old church, and it cost about £1242 in the currency of the time. The renovations by William C Joass cost £297 and 13 shillings. Former attributions for the church to John Robertson as a new build of about 1900 have been found to be confused with work by this architect on a new church at Lochinver.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following are excluded from the listing: scheduled monument SM8309 (see separate designation record).

Statutory address revised in 2018. Previously listed as 'INCHNADAMPH, FORMER ASSYNT PARISH CHURCH (CHURCH OF SCOTLAND) WITH GRAVEYARD, WALLS AND GATE'.

References

Bibliography

Historic Environment Scotland http://canmore.org.uk/site/4663 reference number CANMORE ID 4663

Highland Council, Sites and Monuments Record MHG12106 http://her.highland.gov.uk/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MHG12106 .

About Listed Buildings

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