Church Of St Munda, Church Of Scotland, Brecklet, Ballachulish

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 23/06/1980 Supplementary Information Updated 23/05/2024 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Lismore And Appin NGR NN 08199 57819 Coordinates 208199, 757819 — A multi-phase gothic style church, built in 1845 and designed by James Campbell of Duror and extended in 1880 by architect John Honeyman, with later 20 th and early 21 st century additions to the south. The church is located on a sloping site to the southeast of Ballachulish village. The 1845 church is the central three-bay rectangular plan section built in rubble stonework (formally rendered) which has three roll moulded pointed arched windows to each side. The 1880 north bell tower section, designed by John Honeyman, includes the low, two-storey, buttressed and gabled sections with double pointed arched windows at each level and an oval window in the gable apexes. It is built in dressed rubble. The large, rectangular, crenulated tower is stepped at mid height and has louvered and hood-moulded openings to three of its sides. The pointed arch stone entrance doorway in the west side of the tower has side columnettes and decorative hoodmould. There is a mid-20 th century pitched roof, rendered hall addition at the south end which has tripartite windows to the west elevation. A small, rendered early 21 st century kitchen addition is attached to its north side. The church has a pitched slate roof and diamond pane glazing. The interior of the church features a timber cross truss roof, a timber panel fronted balcony on two cast iron columns at the north end, a timber pulpit and fixed, light pine pews down both sides with central facing pews at the altar. There are various carved memorials in the side walls. The entrance hall at the base of the tower has geometric tile floor a

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.