Historic churches · Scottish Highlands
Strone Church
Strone Church — category C 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
Strone Church is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB5080). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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St Columba's Church (also known as Strone Church) is a Church of Scotland church building in Strone, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The church is located on Shore Road at the mouth of the Holy Loch on its northern banks and near its merging with Loch Long. It is a Category C listed building. Its architect was Peter MacGregor Chalmers, who was commissioned to build a new church in 1908. He retained the original church tower, adding a Romanesque entrance at its base. It is believed the material from the old church was re-used on the exterior, and Corrie sandstone used in the interior.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
St Columba's Church (also known as Strone Church) is a Church of Scotland church building in Strone, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The church is located on Shore Road at the mouth of the Holy Loch on its northern banks and near its merging with Loch Long. It is a Category C listed building. Its architect was Peter MacGregor Chalmers, who was commissioned to build a new church in 1908. He retained the original church tower, adding a Romanesque entrance at its base. It is believed the material from the old church was re-used on the exterior, and Corrie sandstone used in the interior. Its spire is made of ashlar.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.9838, -4.8987
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA23 8TB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q64729742 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Columba's Church, Strone (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Strone Church?
- Strone Church is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA23 8TB).
- Is Strone Church a listed building?
- Strone Church is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Strone Church free to visit?
- Yes, Strone Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Strone Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA23 8TB. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.