Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
Church, High Street, Fochabers
In or near Fochabers.
Church, High Street, Fochabers — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
About
Church, High Street, Fochabers is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB1601). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 24/03/1988 Local Authority Moray Planning Authority Moray Parish Bellie NGR NJ 34767 58686 Coordinates 334767, 858686 — D and R MacMillan, Aberdeen, architects. 1900. Gothic; bullfaced rubble, tooled ashlar dressings. Principal S facing gabled frontage with square tower and spire at SE angle. Off-centre pointed-headed recessed entrance in base of tower with shallow gabled detailing to doorpice. Tall, unstaged tower with clasping buttresses, paired louvred lancets and clock faces at upper level; corbelled wallhead with crenellated parapet and angle pinnacles; octagonal facetted spire with cast-iron weathervane. Large geometric tracery window in centre in base of SW gallery stair projection. 5-bay buttressed flanks lit by paired hoodmoulded lancets with lattice-pane glazing. Slate roof; red tiled ridge; apex finials. INTERIOR: remodelled and used as shop and museum. — No longer in ecclesiastical use. Superseded the earlier Free Church of 1845 in South Street. Various architects entered designs which were adjudicated by Andrew Maitland and Sons, architects, Tain, Easter Ross. Built with money left to the Free Church in Fochabers by Alexander Pringle, a collector of Inland Revenue and native of the town.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Church on High Street in Fochabers is a category C listed building located in the Scottish Highlands. This designation indicates its special architectural or historic interest.
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- Coordinates
- 57.6134, -3.0935
- District
- Moray
- Postcode
- IV32 7DU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
Sources
- wikidata: Q56607002 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Church, High Street, Fochabers?
- Church, High Street, Fochabers is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV32 7DU).
- What is Church, High Street, Fochabers?
- Church, High Street, Fochabers — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Church, High Street, Fochabers?
- Drivers can use postcode IV32 7DU.
- Is Church, High Street, Fochabers a listed building?
- Church, High Street, Fochabers is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Church, High Street, Fochabers free to visit?
- Yes, Church, High Street, Fochabers is free to enter.
- How do I get to Church, High Street, Fochabers?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV32 7DU. It sits within the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East parliamentary constituency.