Acharacle, Church Of Scotland, Parish Church
Church (19th Century), Churchyard (19th Century)
Site Name Acharacle, Church Of Scotland, Parish Church
Classification Church (19th Century), Churchyard (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Archaracle
Canmore ID 22492
Site Number NM66NE 2
NGR NM 67543 68355
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/22492
- Council Highland
- Parish Ardnamurchan
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
Church of Scotland, William Thomson, 1829 Like the Ardgour church, this one diverges from the Parliamentary stereotype in having no rear wing and a frontage of unharled granite. Altered internally, 1930s. Manse, James Smith, 1829; single storey version similar to those at Duror, Onich and Strontian.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NM66NE 2 67543 68355
(NM 6754 6835) Parish Church, Acharacle: This parliamentary church, which was completed in 1829, is rectangular on plan, measuring 16.2m from N to S by 9.4m transversely over all. In its omission of a wing, it departs from the standard plan prepared under the supervision of Thomas Telford, but the principal elevation conforms exactly to the published design, having two large Y-traceried windows with four-centred arch-heads, flanked by entrance-doors. The masonry is of local rubble, harled except for the E wall, with dressings and bell-cot of sandstone. The interior has been remodelled, and the roof-structure has evidently been renewed at a recent date.
RCAHMS 1980, visited 1973.
Telford church.
S Hackett and N Livingston 1984.
External Reference (April 2011)
Acharacle war memorial is located on either side of the church gateway at NM 67613 68367.
Information from Martin Briscoe, April 2011.
