Ballachulish, Episcopal Church Of St John, Burial-ground
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Ballachulish, Episcopal Church Of St John, Burial-ground
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) St John's Episcopal Church
Canmore ID 228876
Site Number NN05NE 19.01
NGR NN 06763 58501
NGR Description Centred NN 06763 58501
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Highland
- Parish Lismore And Appin (Lochaber)
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Argyll
St. John's Episcopal Church, Peter MacNab of Oban, 1842 Viewed from the east, steeply-pitched gables with simple lancets step back to a winged nave pinned to the encircling graveyard as if poised for flight. Chancel added by David Mackintosh, 1888. Inside, an oak and walnut altar and gilded reredos by J. W. M. Wedderburn, 1888. The graveyard bristles with orderly ranks of crosses and Ballachulish slate graveslabs, mostly 19th century, with inscriptions of fine quality. Much older is the hearse house - local tradition has it that this was the store house from which Bishop Forbes preached in 1770; it was later consecrated as a chapel. Old Rectory, 1860s, with earlier dwelling of 1838 to rear, completes the group.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NN05NE 19.01 06763 59501
On the SE side of the burial-ground is a small stone built with slted roof in use as an external chapel. The building has a blocked window at the W end. The structure is depicted on the 1st and 2nd editions of the Ordnance Survey 25-inch maps.
Most of the grave stones are of slate.
Visited by RCAHMS (DE,AL), 20 April 2007