Moy Free Church, Findhorn Bridge, near Tomatin

Heritage listing

Category C Date Added 17/04/1986 Last Date Amended 18/05/2015 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Moy And Dalarossie NGR NH 80682 27579 Coordinates 280682, 827579 — The former Moy Free Church was constructed circa 1844 48, with later additions and alterations added in 1853 and 1900. It is a shallow, rectangular-plan, single storey church building of plain classical design and proportion, orientated north-south. The external walls are of rendered coursed rubble with ashlar dressings. A shallow corniced and pilastered porch with a timber two-leaf entrance door is located to the centre of the north gable. Above the porch is a round-arched gallery window that has moulded jambs, with a projecting keystone dated 1900. The north gable has shouldered skewputts with carved urn finials and a prominent pedimented and pilastered bellcote (containing no bell), terminated with another urn finial at the apex. The east and west elevations have 2 corniced windows with moulded architraves and tabbed stone cills. There are paired windows to the south gable. There is a small modern timber window inserted in the north-west corner to light the vestry, which is similar in design to the window at the north-east corner that lights the circa 1980s plant room. There is predominantly leaded glazing throughout. The pitched slate roof has a single ridge ventilator. The interior was seen in 2013. The former church has a simple open worship space of classical inspiration with a later (circa 1960s) lowered ceiling closing off the timber boarded ceiling and the gallery to the west. An ornate, bowed cast iron gallery balustrade is still extant and visible below the lowered ceiling. The east and west aisles of the worship space are accessed from the vestibule by two opposing timber

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.