Cromdale Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 26/01/1971 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Cromdale, Inverallan And Advie National Park Cairngorms NGR NJ 06670 28973 Coordinates 306670, 828973 — 1809, plain rectangular church with long front elevation to E, re-cast and altered in late 19th century. Rubble with tooled rubble dressings. 6-bay main elevation with round-headed entrance in outer SE bay (formerly mirrored by similar in NE outer bay); 4 round-headed windows; 3 late 19th century round-headed windows; 3 late 19th century round-headed window in rear W elevation; gallery window in S gable. All fenestration with late 19th century cusped and geometric tracery and leaded glazing. Birdcage bellcote at S gable apex, ball finial at N; local slate roof. Small Minister's room at N gable with entrance. Interior: plain interior re-cast to N in late 19th century. Pine plank (lowered) ceiling with stencil decoration; gallery at S with round-headed detailing to panelled front; pine plank dado; pine pews. Burial ground: rubble walled rectangular burial ground; entrance to S (to road) and W (to river) flanked by plain square tooled granite gate piers with simple pyramidal caps. 18th and 19th century tombstones, many of local slate. Simple square rubble watch-house with gable entrance, end stack and local slate roof. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Site of parish church "by no means convenient to the great bulk of the population". Rear entrance to burial ground gives to river and Boat of Cromdale ferry site. Re-used datestone at wallhead above main entrance dated 1602 and initialled WG and EG.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.