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St Margaret's Church, Roybridge

A Category B Listed Building in Caol and Mallaig, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.8918 / 56°53'30"N

Longitude: -4.8417 / 4°50'30"W

OS Eastings: 226994

OS Northings: 781424

OS Grid: NN269814

Mapcode National: GBR GBFH.LZG

Mapcode Global: WH2GT.L1NH

Plus Code: 9C8QV5R5+P8

Entry Name: St Margaret's Church, Roybridge

Listing Name: Roybridge, Roman Catholic Church of St Margaret

Listing Date: 23 June 1980

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 338551

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB6838

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200338551

Location: Kilmonivaig

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Caol and Mallaig

Parish: Kilmonivaig

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

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.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

Built to replace St Margaret's Chapel at Mulroy, by

Roybridge, of 1826.

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