Logie Easter Parish Church
Burial Ground (19th Century), Church (19th Century)
Site Name Logie Easter Parish Church
Classification Burial Ground (19th Century), Church (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Logie Easter Old Parish Church
Canmore ID 14548
Site Number NH77NE 6
NGR NH 77750 76040
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/14548
- Council Highland
- Parish Logie Easter
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Ross And Cromarty
- Former County Ross And Cromarty
The original LOGIE EASTER PARISH CHURCH was the church at NH77NW 9. This church replaced NH77NW 9 as LOGIE EASTER PARISH CHURCH when it was built around 1818, and was itself replaced as Parish Church by the church at NH77NE 8 (former United Free Church). At present, NH77NE 8 remains as the Parish Church.
Description:
1818-20. Rectangular, Gothic church with dummy tower.
Coursed square rubble, mixed grey and red; ashlar dressings.
Narrow rectangular tower, slightly advanced in centre
west gable rising two small stages above ridge and
terminating in corbelled, crenellated parapet and angle
pinnacles; string courses; stone clock face with incised
figures in upper stage with cusped blind occulus below.
Pointed headed doorway in base of tower with similarly
headed window above and in flanking bays, imposing
projecting porch in centre, south elevation, with engaged
angle clustered columns and pointed headed entrance under
moulded cornice; long, flanking pointed-headed windows,
slate roof; finial at east apex.
Galleried interior in very poor condition.
Burial ground: coped rubble walls; square ashlar gate
piers with pyramidal caps and pair cast-iron gates.
Notes:
Church disused and dilapidated. Unusual tower, similar to
that at Duirinish Parish Church, Dunvegan, Skye.
References:
INVERNESS JOURNAL, Jan 19, 1818. INVERNESS CHRONICLE,
Jan 22, 1818. Advertisement for tenders. THE NEW
STATISTICAL ACCOUNT, (1836) xiv, p.53. George Hay, THE
ARCHITECTURE OF THE POST-REFORMATION CHURCH IN SCOTLAND
(1957) P.279.
Information from Historic Scotland List Description.
Listed 1971, de-listed 2010.