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Resolis Parish Church

A Category B Listed Building in Resolis, Highland

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6598 / 57°39'35"N

Longitude: -4.2163 / 4°12'58"W

OS Eastings: 267864

OS Northings: 865481

OS Grid: NH678654

Mapcode National: GBR H8YG.Z9Y

Mapcode Global: WH4FJ.6QHT

Plus Code: 9C9QMQ5M+WF

Entry Name: Resolis Parish Church

Listing Name: Resolis Parish Church

Listing Date: 25 March 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 348429

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB14947

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200348429

Location: Resolis

County: Highland

Electoral Ward: Black Isle

Parish: Resolis

Traditional County: Cromartyshire

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Description

James Boag, 1767, harled and ashlar dressings; slated roof.
Rectangular 4-bay church with birdcage bellcote at west
gable; tall pointed arched windows at south elevation with
vestry projecting from between centre bays; at north 2
flights of steps from bank against which church is built
lead to catslide-roofed porches placed each side of the
centre and serving gallery; later porches at gables to serve
lower area; later leaded glazing. Galleried interior;
panelled gallery front; columns supporting gallery of cast-
iron grained as wood replaced timber columns, 1896;
demi-octagonal pulpit (standing on later base) with
flattened ogee sounding board wit Langley-esque Gothick
detail supported at rear of pulpit by marbled piers of
clustered shafts; mid 19th century lamp brackets. Bell;
George Watt (Edinburgh). 1787.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

Alterations A Maitland and Sons, were made in 1875, 1887 and

1896.

Inscription at pulpit back commemorates The Rev Hector

McPhail (+ 1774). Bell inscribed "George Watt Fecit St

Ninian's Row, Edinburgh DUHG." (for David Urquhart and Helen

Gordon of Braelangwell and Newhall. 1787).

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