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Kensaleyre Church, Kensaleyre, Skye

A Category B Listed Building in Eilean á Chèo, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.4823 / 57°28'56"N

Longitude: -6.3039 / 6°18'13"W

OS Eastings: 142134

OS Northings: 851736

OS Grid: NG421517

Mapcode National: GBR B8TY.HB7

Mapcode Global: WGY6P.46FB

Plus Code: 9C9MFMJW+WF

Entry Name: Kensaleyre Church, Kensaleyre, Skye

Listing Name: Kensaleyre Church of Scotland (Snizort Parish Church)

Listing Date: 5 October 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347209

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13965

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Skye, Kensaleyre, Kensaleyre Church

ID on this website: 200347209

Location: Snizort

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Eilean á Chèo

Parish: Snizort

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

James Gillespie (Graham), 1800. Additions, 1839. Additions
and repairs, Alexander Ross, 1872. T-plan church, harled with
ashlar margins. Main rectangular body orientated east/west
with 1839 addition to north, and Minister's room and entrance
projecting centre south. 2 long pointed windows in south
elevation; ground and gallery windows to north. All windows
with ashlar margins, those in oldest part of church with
impost blocks.
Pointed headed doorway with fanlight in centre north gable;
square headed doorway also centre east gable. Gothic glazing
with intersecting astragals; Bellcote (1872) at apex of east
gable. Slate roof.
Interior: simple galleried interior of good quality; original
pulpit and sounding board.

Statement of Interest

Extensive repairs, 1979/80.

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