Kiltarty Free Church Of Scotland

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 17/04/1986 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Kiltarlity And Convinth NGR NH 50643 41144 Coordinates 250643, 841144 — 1846. Simple rectangular church orientated E-W. Harl pointed rubble with roughly tooled ashlar dressings. Single-storey gabled Minister's porch in centre of S elevation with side entrance and apex stack. Late 19th century timber porch at W gable and modern harled porch at E, both with round-headed gallery window above. 4 long round-headed windows in south elevation, 2 later square headed in centre rear; multi-pane glazing with intersecting tracery to all round-headed windows. Birdcage bellcote with ogee cap and ball finial at west gable apex; shaped finial at east; slate roof. Interior; galleries removed and later inserted walls much reduce central area used for worship and creating store (W) and entrance lobby (E). Modern raised and panelled Minister's desk in centre of south wall. Simple rubble walled enclosure. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. First application to Lord Lovat by Free Church congregation for ground on which to build church said to have been turned down. Circa 1845 he donated present site, on which it is said he had intended to build RC church, but had eventually (1826) built that at Eskadale, the situation at Kilarlity being too close to Parish Church of Scotland and not welcomed by Established congregation. When donated 1845/6 the site was said to have on it stone prepared for the RC church, which was utilised for the present Free Church. (Information per present Minister, 1984).

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.