St Margaret's Church, Roybridge

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 23/06/1980 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Parish Kilmonivaig NGR NN 26994 81424 Coordinates 226994, 781424 — Reginald Fairlie, 1929. Simple rectangular church with canted chancel at east and projecting square tower at SW with entrance porch in base. Pinned grey coursed granite rubble with tooled granite dressings and some contrasting pink sandstone ashlar dressings. Round-headed entrance in base of tower, with niche and statuette above; upper stage set back with 3 short louvred vents in each face; bellcast pyramidal roof with apex ball finial and projecting eaves. 4 narrow pointed headed windows in south elevation divided by buttresses; similar fenestration in north elevation. Round-headed tripartite in west gable. Chancel lit by linked round-headed lancets high in south and north walls. Projecting gabled vestry at SE, linked to neighbouring presbytery. Clear leaded glazing; slate roof, canted at east. Interior; simple interior; timber ceiling. Chancel framed by polished ashlar round-headed arch supported by engaged facetted columns with plain capitals; ribbed octagonal polished wood saucer shaped ceiling with central pendant. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Built to replace St Margaret's Chapel at Mulroy, by Roybridge, of 1826.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.