Building record MHG17222 - Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Finnan, Glenfinnan
Summary
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NM 90351 80830 (24m by 28m) (Centred) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NM98SW |
| Civil Parish | ARISAIG AND MOIDART |
| Old County | INVERNESS-SHIRE |
| Geographical Area | LOCHABER |
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Full Description
Architect: E. Welby Pugin. Consecrated 1870
The building is by Edward Welby Pugin, 1873-4. A symmetrical 5-bay nave and aisle Gothic church, with lower chancel and single-storey, square-plan porch and tower base to E; prominently set on hillside overlooking Loch Shiel. <1> A full architectural description is available in Historic Scotland's listed building report.
The church was listed with the belfry at Category B in 1971.
Photographs were submitted to the HER in September 2010 by Martin Briscoe, taken from the loch. <2>
Photographs were contributed by Martin Briscoe in July 2011 via the Highland HER Flickr group. <3>
Martin Briscoe has submitted photographs of this site to the Highland HER Flickr group. <4>
The listing description was updated by Historic Scotland in 2012. <5>
Sources/Archives (6)
- --- SHG3443 Text/Publication/Article: Scotland's Magazine. 'v.49 pt 1 (January 1953) to v. 68 pt 5 (May 1972). v.50 pt 1 (January 1954), v.62 pt 11 (November 1966), v.63 pt 10 (October 1967) to v.64 pt 3 (March 1968), v.64 pt 5 (May 1968) to v.68 pt 4 (April 1972) missing.' October 1965, p.30. 30. October 1965 p30.
- <1> SHG24041 Dataset: Historic Scotland. Information Supplementary to the Statutory List (This information has no legal significance). Digital. HB 309.
- <2> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital.
- <3> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
- <4> SHG23810 Image/Photograph(s): Briscoe, J M. 2008-11. Information and photographs of various sites submitted by Martin Briscoe. Colour. Yes. Digital. via Flickr.
- <5> SHG25984 Text/Designation Notification/List of Buildings: Historic Scotland. 2012. Notification of amendment to list description for Roman Catholic Church of Our Lady and St Finnan, Glenfinnan.
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Record last edited
Aug 26 2016 2:38PM
