Where is Dunoon High Kirk?

Dunoon High Kirk is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA23 7HH).

How do I get to Dunoon High Kirk?

The nearest railway station is Inverkip, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode PA23 7HH.

Is Dunoon High Kirk a listed building?

Dunoon High Kirk is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.

Is Dunoon High Kirk free to visit?

Yes, Dunoon High Kirk is free to enter.

How do I get to Dunoon High Kirk?

The nearest railway station is Inverkip, about 5.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PA23 7HH.

Historic churches · Central Scotland

Dunoon High Kirk

In or near Inverkip.

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Dunoon High Kirk — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit: 30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station: Inverkip · 5.6 km

Free entry

Getting there & planning your visit

Dunoon High Kirk is located in the Scottish Highlands, with the nearest railway station being Inverkip, which is 5.6 km away. The postcode for the church is PA23 7HH, and entry is free.

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Dunoon High Kirk is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB26429). 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

High Kirk, also known as the Old Parish Church, is a Church of Scotland church building in Dunoon, Cowal, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on Kirk Street, just south of the town centre. Constructed in the Gothic Revival style, it is a Category B listed building. After being scheduled for closure, the final service was held at the church on 1 October 2023.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

Official information

Dunoon High Kirk is a historic church that has been on its site since the 13th century, originally serving the needs of Dunoon Castle. The current building, which opened in 1817, features a notable pipe organ and has undergone several modifications over the years.

From the Wikipedia article

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Background

History

The church was completed in 1816, to a design by architect James Gillespie Graham of Edinburgh, built near the site of an earlier, 15th-century parish church, the Bishop's Palace, which became the Cathedral Church of both the Roman Catholic and Episcopalian Bishops of Argyll. In the late 18th century, this building became dilapidated and was demolished, and the stone used to build the current incarnation. It was enlarged in 1834 by David Hamilton of Glasgow. Five years later, the church's tower, which is in three stages, was raised by eight feet. It has a clock, presented by William Campbell, on each of its four sides. In 1909, Andrew Balfour lengthened and widened the church. The 1939…

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Coordinates: 55.9472, -4.9254
District: Argyll and Bute
Postcode: PA23 7HH
Parliamentary constituency: Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Nearest railway station: Inverkip — 5.6 km
Official site: cowalkirk.org.uk

Sources

wikidata: Q65029428 (CC0)
wikipedia: High Kirk, Dunoon (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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