Boundary Wall And Gateways, St Cathan's Church And Kilchattan Burial Ground, Gigha is a Grade C listed building in the Argyll and Bute local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 28 August 1980. Boundary wall.

Boundary Wall And Gateways, St Cathan's Church And Kilchattan Burial Ground, Gigha

WRENN ID
sombre-arch-thrush
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Argyll and Bute
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
28 August 1980
Type
Boundary wall
OS grid reference
NR 643 480
Coordinates
55.66885, -5.74919
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The boundary wall and gateways at St Cathan's Church and Kilchattan Burial Ground on Gigha date from the 18th century, although the exact date is uncertain. The wall is constructed of rubble with a rounded rubble coping.

The east gateway, which serves as the entrance to the Scarlett burial lair, was added in the late 19th century. It features a Gothic moulded arch made of red sandstone and is fitted with a cast-iron gate.

The west gateway, also from the late 19th century, includes two piers made of ashlar stone, topped with pyramidal caps and a moulded course.

Local climate

Boundary Wall And Gateways, St Cathan's Church And Kilchattan Burial Ground, Gigha sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,500 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 1 freeze-thaw cycle a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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