Free Church, Chapel Hill, Rothesay, Bute

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 26/11/1996 Local Authority Argyll And Bute Planning Authority Argyll And Bute Burgh Rothesay NGR NS 08415 64845 Coordinates 208415, 664845 — Opened 1860; internal alterations later 20th century. Symmetrical 3- by 6-bay rectangular-plan, simple Gothic-style Free Church with advanced, angle-buttressed gableted tower centred at front; buttressed sides; single storey lean-to addition projecting at rear. Droved yellow sandstone ashlar to front; polished angled plinth; corniced eaves; roll-moulded, architraved hoodmoulds above chamfered openings (pointed-arched at ground; trefoil-headed at upper stages); moulded label-stops. Harl-pointed random rubble sandstone at sides and rear; stugged yellow sandstone quoins; stugged long and short surrounds to droved, trefoil-headed, chamfered openings. NE (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: steps to advanced entrance bays centred at ground; boarded timber doors set in pointed-arch surrounds in bays to outer left and right; small single window set between; rectangular panel dated 1860 above; large trefoil-headed window at 2nd stage; flanking buttressed pinnacles; surmounting spire comprising architraved string course, gabled trefoil lucarnes with louvred openings, engaged columns to left and right; cast-iron wind-vein. Quatrefoil openings set in circular surrounds at 2nd stage in recessed bays to outer left and right. SE (SIDE) ELEVATION: single storey lean-to projection in bay to outer left; single windows set between buttresses in remaining bays to right; 3 trefoil-headed lucarnes equally disposed above. NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 6 single trefoil-headed windows set between buttresses; 3 trefoil-headed lucarnes equally disposed above. Predominantly opaque glazing with metal glazing bars. Graded grey slate roof; slate-hung lucarnes; re

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.