Invergarry Church Of Scotland

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 05/10/1971 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Kilmonivaig NGR NH 30427 01072 Coordinates 230427, 801072 — Alexander Ross, 1864; enlarged 1896. Simple Gothic cruciform building with long elevation north/south; all grey rubble with tooled red sandstone dressings. Gabled projecting entrance porch at SE with double leaf plank door; stumpy broached spire at NW with pointed-headed louvred windows in each face of tower linked by continuous hoodmould. Long triple lancets light south and west gables; similar paired lancets with bulls'eye light east gable; North and south elevations lit by squat point-headed tripartites. Slate roof with decorative tile ridge. Interior: simple low interior; octagonal polished granite pulpit with red granite panels; similar treatment to fort. Tiled floors; plain grained wood pews. Various mural monuments to members of Ellice family. Simple coped rubble wall contains enclosure; pair low grey granite square gate piers with red sand stone plinth and shallow pyramidal cap; simple double wrought- and cast-iron gates. Drinking fountain dated 1872 built into wall. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Quoad Sacra parish of Glengarry established 1870. Plaque over entrance door inside church reads "KIE, 1864. Enlarged by Eliza S. Ellice, 1896" Memorials to Edward Ellice of Glengarry and Glenquoich, died 1880. Also to Edward C Ellice, 1858-1934 and his wife Margaret 1865-1929.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.