Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
Fortrose Parish Church
Fortrose Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Fortrose Parish Church is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB31826). 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 B Date Added 31/08/1983 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Burgh Fortrose NGR NH 72800 56779 Coordinates 272800, 856779 — John Robertson, 1895-8, decorated, Gothic. Snecked rubble with ashlar dressings. Broad, 5-bay rectangle with fifth bay gabled as quasi-transept. At south-east, pinnacled-buttressed gable with gabled entrance porch beneath 4-light window. At south-east end bays, at right apsidal projection, at left 4-stage tower with octagonal pinnacled buttresses at angles at 2 upper stages and surmounted by tall octagonal spire. Buttressed flanks with 2-light windows. Interior retains original fittings, bowed gallery front. Gate piers, polygonal; iron railings. — Built as Fortrose Free Church of 1844-5 which stood opposite side of High Street. Ecclesiastical buildings in use as such.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Fortrose Parish Church is located in the Scottish Highlands. It is a category B listed building, notable for its architectural significance and historical value.
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- Coordinates
- 57.5831, -4.1291
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- IV10 8TX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Official site
- www.historicenvironment.scot
Sources
- wikidata: Q17828407 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Fortrose Parish Church?
- Fortrose Parish Church is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode IV10 8TX).
- Is Fortrose Parish Church a listed building?
- Fortrose Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Fortrose Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, Fortrose Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Fortrose Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IV10 8TX. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.