Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Tarbert Parish Church
Tarbert Parish Church in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
Tarbert Parish Church is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tarbert Parish Church is a Category B listed building in Tarbert, Kintyre, Argyll and Bute.
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Background
History
The first church building, a mission chapel, was established in 1775. This was later expanded into a T-plan kirk which had a bellcoted gabled wing added in 1841-42. A separate parish was established in 1864. However, by the 1880s this no longer met the needs of the parish and a new church was planned. The foundation stone was laid on 17 October 1885 by William Graham of North Erines. The design comprised a nave, with aisle and transept on the north and a gallery on the east. The style was Norman Gothic with accommodation for 600 persons. The pews were stained in walnut and varnished, the lower portion of the walls was laid off in ashlar, the upper portion decorated with bands and stencilled…
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- Coordinates
- 55.8626, -5.4173
- Address
- | website =
Sources
- wikidata: Q17780112 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tarbert Parish Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tarbert Parish Church?
- Tarbert Parish Church is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 55.8626°, -5.4173°.
- Is Tarbert Parish Church a listed building?
- Tarbert Parish Church carries the heritage designation "category B listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.