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Summary

Description

1829, with some late 19th century internal alterations in

style of John Robertson, Inverness. Tall rectangular church

orientated E-W. Harl pointed rubble harled W gable, tooled

long and short ashlar dressings to windows and margins. Main

entrance with re-used 1626 date-stone to right, in centre

of E gable below round-headed fanlight, similar gallery window

above; paired similar windows in W gable above canted single

storey Minister's porch; 3 long round-headed windows light N

and S elevations; multi-pane glazing with intersecting

astragals. Small porch in centre of S elevation below

shortened window. Rectangular bellcote for 2 bells at W gable

apex with cope supported by 6 small Roman Doric columns;

single bell survives. Slate Roof.

Interior, galleried interior to 3 sides with pulpit in centre

W gable. Original panelled front to shortened gallery

resulting in enlarged entrance lobby and room above. Gallery

supported by chamfered square wooden pilasters (original).

Late 19th century open timber roof with cusped detailing

supported by wooden columns rising from gallery. Late 19th

century cusped panelled circular pulpit on hour-glass base

set behind balustrade of similar design. Late 19th century

pews.

Burial ground; roughly square walled burial ground surrounds

church. Drystone walls with rough copes. Pair square panelled

monolith ashlar gatepiers with square caps and pair simple

cast-iron gates; similar pedestrian entrance. 19th and 20th

century tombstones.

Statement of Special Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Site of earlier

church built in 1763 (succeeding the earlier Kiltarlity

church of 1626 elsewhere). Tomnacross formerly TOM NA CROISE,

the Hillock of the Cross. Datestone initialled MWF (Master

William Fraser) dated 1626 probably moved from earlier

Kiltarlity Church (see old burial ground) built at that date,

Master William Fraser Minister, 1618-1665.

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