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Berneray, Ruisgarry, Parliamentary Church

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Church (19th Century), House (21st Century)

Site Name Berneray, Ruisgarry, Parliamentary Church

Classification Church (19th Century), House (21st Century)

Alternative Name(s) Telford Church

Canmore ID 75709

Site Number NF98SW 24

NGR NF 93083 82027

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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Distant view of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from east south east
Distant view of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from east south eastView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from the south south eastView of north west facing window in SW jamb of churchInterior. View of the internal face of the south doorway on the north east elevationView of the parliamentary church manse, taken from the south, adjacent to the churchDetail of wallheads and skewputt at south west corner of the churchInterior. View from north east end of church, looking south eastInterior. View looking north west within the church, taken from the south eastNorth east elevation view of Berneray Parliamentary ChurchView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from the south south westDetail of dressed stone quoins at north west corner of churchInterior. View of the north east wall of the church, taken from the southEngraving of map inscr: ''Map of Scotland shewing The Highland Roads and Bridges made, the Harbours improved and Churches built in the Highlands, also the Glasgow and Lanarkshire Roads, all according to the Plans of Thomas Telford. Shewing also the Old Military Roads still maintained in use.''Oblique view looking south along the north east elevation of Beneray Parliamentary ChurchView of south window of north east elevation of churchInterior. View from south east of church, looking north westDetail of south west corner skewputtView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from north westInterior. View looking into the south west jamb of the church, taken from the north eastView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from south south westView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from north north westInterior.View of the south east facing window within the south west jamb of the churchEngraving of elevation and plan inscr: ''Highland Churches and Manses.'' Includes plans, and elevations of church, one storey manse, and two storey manse.Ground planView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from south eastView of Berneray Parliamentary Church, taken from south west

Administrative Areas

  • Council Western Isles
  • Parish Harris
  • Former Region Western Isles Islands Area
  • Former District Western Isles
  • Former County Inverness-shire

Archaeology Notes (1965)

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Revision Programme

NF98SW 24.00 93083 82027

NF98SW 24.01 93101 82182 Manse

A quoad sacra church, accommodation for c. 270. In fair repair in 1878.

Source: Name Book Inverness-shire (Hebrides)

Unroofed. Walls extant to roof height.

Visited by OS (RB) 26 June 1965

A Telford parliamentary church, built 1829.

Source: G Hay 1957

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Note (7 April 1997)

RCAHMS First Edition Survey Project

A church and a manse with four outbuildings are depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (Inverness-shire, Hebrides, Harris, North Uist etc 1880, sheet xxvi). All the buildings are roofed.

Six roofed and one unroofed building, which is located on the site of the church, are shown on the current edition of the OS 1:10000 map (1971).

Information from RCAHMS (SAH) 7 April 1997

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Photographic Survey (30 September 2009)

A photographic record was made of the Telford designed Parliamentary Church at Ruisgarry, prior to its renovation and reoccupation as a house and artist's studio.

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Note (19 May 2014)

Change of use of former church to house, completed in 2012.

Information from RCAHMS (PMcK) 19 May 2014.

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