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Skye, Kilmuir Parish Church
Church (18th Century)
Site Name Skye, Kilmuir Parish Church
Classification Church (18th Century)
Canmore ID 99287
Site Number NG46NW 22
NGR NG 38157 70961
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/99287
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmuir
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Skye And Lochalsh
- Former County Inverness-shire
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Scottish Records Office
GD 221/40/99
Building the Church at Kilmuir.
Note of sum spent. It amounts to £150.0.3.
[Builder: Thomas Thorburn].
Abstract of Accounts
1797-98
GD 221/68/32
Survey report on new Church of Kilmuir.
Report by James Gillespie, Architect, and Thomas Hall, joiner after [Thomas] Thorburn's work at the Church of Kilmuir.
It had been executed according to estimate and specification except for seating.
1800
GD 221/15/1
Defects of the Church lately built by [Thomas] Thorburn.
A letter from Mr Martin, Minister of Kilmuir, to James Gillespie, is under consideration by Lord Macdonald's Commissioners.
Mr Martin complains of defects of the new Church.
In a Memorandum the Commissioners state that Mr Gillespie will be asked to make the roof water tight, meantime, then provide a detailed report on the building's condition and an estimate of the cost of erecting galleries.
1802
GD 221/15/1
Payment for plans for building the Church.
Memorandum concerning papers in circulation to Lord Macdonald's Commissioners initialled by John M Murray.
The charges for plans prepared by [Thomas] Thorburn, the mason, 'who is altogether incapable of making anything deserving the name of a drawing' were exhorbitant and ought not to be submitted to. 'I never saw any work so bad as the whole of that executed by Thorburn both at Kilmuir and [ ]'.
1802
GD 221/124
Building the Church at Kilmuir.
Balance of account for building the Church.
Payment to John Stevenson, Oban.
Account between Rt Hon Lord Macdonald and John Campbell, W.S. his Agent and Cashier.
1802
GD 221/28/29
Report required on workmanship of Church building. Draft Minute from Lord Macdonald's Commissioners. Lord Macdonald has great reason to complain of the undertaker who built the Kirk of Killmuir. James Gillespie is to be asked to inspect and report on its state without delay.
1807
