Fort William, The Parade, Duncansburgh Parish Church
Church (19th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Fort William, The Parade, Duncansburgh Parish Church
Classification Church (19th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Duncansburgh Parish Church Of Scotland; Boys Brigade War Memorial; War Memorial Window
Canmore ID 106422
Site Number NN17SW 30
NGR NN 10473 74031
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/106422
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmallie
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
The Parade Duncansburgh Parish Church, Ross & Mackintosh, 1881 A much-needed presence on the former parade ground at the east end of the High Street (the nearest Fort William gets to a civic square), with buttressed tower and wide gable with large traceried window. Stained glass of 1880s, 1949 (Abbey Studio) and 1960s and 1970s (A. C. Whalen). Mullioned manse to west by G. MacRitchie, 1936. On the green, a bronze Statue by W. Birnie Rhind, 1909, depicting Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 24 th Chief (1835-1905), posing ruggedly in his kilt atop a lump of granite.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
Photographic Survey (June 1964)
Photographs of buildings in Fort William by the Scottish National Buildings Record in June 1964.
Watching Brief (19 February 2013)
NN 10459 74053 A watching brief was carried out on 19 February 2013 on the site of a proposed extension to a church hall. No finds or features of archaeological significance were recorded.
Archive: RoCAS. Report Highland HER and OASIS
Funder: Duncansburgh MacIntosh Church
Lynn Fraser, Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services, 2013
(Source: DES)
Watching Brief (19 February 2013 - 19 February 2013)
A watching brief was carried out on behalf of Duncansburgh MacIntosh Church on1 9th February 2013 on the site of a proposed extension to the existing church hall at The Parade, Fort William. There were no archaeological features or finds identified.
Information from Lynn Fraser (Ross and Cromarty Archaeological Services) February 2013
OASIS ID: rosscrom1-144991
