Historic churches · Scottish Islands
Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso
Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-islands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB41982). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 28/11/1984 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Burgh Thurso NGR ND 11395 68477 Coordinates 311395, 968477 — Circa 1875. Rectangular church with gabled entrance front to Castle Street (SE). All coursed, tooled rubble with tooled ashlar dressings. Centre hood-moulded pointed-headed entrance with moulded jambs and double leaf plank door with decorative cast-iron hinges flanked by long pointed-headed windows linked by continuous hoodmould. Large centre hoodmoulded rose window with geometric tracery; diminutive apex vent. 4-bay flanks with simple, long pointed-headed windows; lattice pane glazing. Pronounced skewputts; castiron apex finials, slate roof. Single storey gabled hall wing to east of same date as church. Pointed tripartite lights SE gable and bipartite the NE (East Church Street) gable. Similar detailing as church; corniced wallhead stack. Low coped rubble walls front Castle Street with pair centre ashlar octagonal gate piers with shallow octagonal caps, linked to similar terminal piers by cast-iron railings, matching pair pedestrian gates. Plain coped rubble wall fronts East and West Church Streets. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. Corner site with West and East Church Streets.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Congregational Church is located on Castle Street in Thurso, within the Scottish Islands. This building is recognised as a category C listed structure, highlighting its historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 58.5952, -3.5261
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW14 7JF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Sources
- wikidata: Q56647423 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso?
- Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW14 7JF).
- Is Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso a listed building?
- Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso free to visit?
- Yes, Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso is free to enter.
- How do I get to Congregational Church, Castle Street, Thurso?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW14 7JF. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.