Historic churches · Scottish Islands
St Colmac's Church, Bute
St Colmac's Church, Bute in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom.

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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
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St Colmac's Church, Bute is a place of interest in Inner Hebrides + Skye, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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St Colmac's Church is a ruined 19th-century church in St Colmac, north-east of Ettrick Bay, on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in 1835, it is now a Category B listed structure, as are its kirkyard, boundary wall, gatepiers and gates. What is now known as Cnoc an Raer, the former manse of the church, is located about 600 feet (180 m) to the west, built around the same time. Both properties are believed to have been built by John Paterson, a "very able builder and skilled mason" of Largs. They stand on the northern side of the B875 road, the church in a triangular plot of land with a minor road bounding it on its northern side.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Colmac's Church is a ruined 19th-century church in St Colmac, north-east of Ettrick Bay, on the Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Built in 1835, it is now a Category B listed structure, as are its kirkyard, boundary wall, gatepiers and gates. What is now known as Cnoc an Raer, the former manse of the church, is located about 600 feet (180 m) to the west, built around the same time. Both properties are believed to have been built by John Paterson, a "very able builder and skilled mason" of Largs. They stand on the northern side of the B875 road, the church in a triangular plot of land with a minor road bounding it on its northern side. Now gutted, the church's interior had an "unusual" arrangement, per photographs in the possession of the National Monuments Record of Scotland, with a full-length common communion table running east-to-west down the centre of the church, flanked by timber pews. West-facing box pews lined the side aisles. According to the handbook of the Scottish Vernacular Buildings Working Group, the communion table was made when required by converting pew ends.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.8598, -5.1122
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA20 0QT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Established
- 1835
Sources
- wikidata: Q56623458 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Colmac's Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Colmac's Church, Bute?
- St Colmac's Church, Bute is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode PA20 0QT).
- When was St Colmac's Church, Bute built?
- Built or established in 1835.
- Is St Colmac's Church, Bute a listed building?
- St Colmac's Church, Bute is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is St Colmac's Church, Bute free to visit?
- Yes, St Colmac's Church, Bute is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Colmac's Church, Bute?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA20 0QT. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.