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Balranald Church, North Uist

A Category C Listed Building in Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath, Na h-Eileanan Siar

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Coordinates

Latitude: 57.6032 / 57°36'11"N

Longitude: -7.4821 / 7°28'55"W

OS Eastings: 72682

OS Northings: 870268

OS Grid: NF726702

Mapcode National: GBR 78XM.HQX

Mapcode Global: WGV24.15C3

Plus Code: 9C9JJG39+75

Entry Name: Balranald Church, North Uist

Listing Name: Kilmuir Parish Church

Listing Date: 15 January 1980

Category: C

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351531

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17568

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200351531

Location: North Uist

County: Na h-Eileanan Siar

Electoral Ward: Beinn na Foghla agus Uibhist a Tuath

Parish: North Uist

Traditional County: Inverness-shire

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Description

Alexander Shairp of Oban, architect. Dated 1894 on
west gable. T-plan Gothic church with porch in either
re-entrant angle, that to south forming base of 2-
stage square tower. Rubble-built, with concrete
dressings. Pointed 3-light gable windows, other
openings mostly shouldered. Upper stage of Tower with
twin lancets to each face recessed in rectangular panel
with corbels above; string courses, and pyramidal roof
enclosed by crenellated parapet. Small gabled vestry on
east wall. Slate roofs. Interior: some simple ornament
to pews and hexagonal pulpit, latter with gabled back
board and flanking doors; boarded ceiling.
Enclosed by rubble-built walls, square concrete
gatepiers with raised pyramidal caps.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Steel bell by

Vickers & Sons, Sheffield.

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