Free Church of Scotland, High Street, Fort William

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 05/10/1971 Local Authority Highland Planning Authority Highland Burgh Fort William NGR NN 09996 73755 Coordinates 209996, 773755 — 1846. Rectangular building aligned north and south; single storey with 2-storey north elevation accommodating sloping site. 3-window south front, with doors in outer bays. All tooled square rubble, pinned in front (south) symmetrical elevation; tooled granite ashlar dressings segmental headed entrances in outer bays, with simple plank doors with long hinges. 3 pointed-headed windows in centre bays. North elevation lit by 3 similar windows, with 3 square-headed windows symmetrically placed in raised basement below flanked by door in east bay; further narrow window in west outer bay is blocked door. Gallery window in east gable; multi-pane glazing throughout. Bellcote at east gable apex with stumpy facetted dome with shaped finial; squat coped stack at west apex; triangular skews; slate roof. Low coped rubble retaining wall fronts south (High Street) elevation; pair plain square gate piers with pointed pyramidal caps and pair cast-iron gates; matching cast-iron spearhead railings.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.