Lochbroom Parish Church, Inverbroom

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 25/03/1971 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Lochbroom NGR NH 17707 84788 Coordinates 217707, 884788 — 1817. Repairs 1832 and, Matthews and Laurie, 1878. Plain, 2-storey, rectangular church with 3-bay flanks. Centre round-headed, hoodmoulded entrance in east gable approached by ramp, flanking windows and bipartite above; bellcote at east gable apex (probably 1878). Symmetrical fenestration in flanks, 3 long ground floor windows matched by smaller gallery windows above; small gabled vestry to rear with secondary entrance. Interior; original fittings; long gallery with panelled front filling 3 sides supported on chamfered, square wooden pilasters; pews in side aisles; centre of church filled by 2 long communion tables in 2 long parrallel panelled box pews. Simple 5 sided panelled pulpit against west gable wall with reeded, pilastered and panelled back- board. Flanking doors. Gallery sealed off and east end of church partitioned. Memorial tablet to Sir John Fowler (1817-1898) of Breamore, Engineer in Chief of the Forth Bridge. Burial Ground; rubble walled burial ground with 18th 19th and 20th century tombs. Burial enclosure with memorial tableys of Kenneth Mackenzie of Dundonnel (d. 1732) and Alexander Mackenzie of Ballon(e) (Tarbat Parish) (d.1724). Some upstanding walling which might be remains of former church.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.