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Skye, Dunvegan, Duirinish Church Of Scotland
Church (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Skye, Dunvegan, Duirinish Church Of Scotland
Classification Church (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Dunvegan Parish Church
Canmore ID 99225
Site Number NG24NE 39
NGR NG 2510 4794
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/99225
- Council Highland
- Parish Duirinish
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
Duirinish Parish Church, 1832. A jauntier alternative to its contemporary Parliamentary kirks, this lofty box in 'carpenter's gothick' is unique of its type on the West. No architect is recorded, although James Ferguson of Portree (superintendent for the Macdonald Estates and close collaborator of James Gillespie Graham) is likely. The exterior, with its Y-tracery and compressed, spike-topped tower like a cardboard cutout, is a frugal version of Gillespie Graham's Rosemarkie church (1818-21); the galleried interior, with its complete set of original furnishings and striking pulpit, also hints at his style.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
