Episcopal Church Of St Finnan, Kinlochmoidart is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 23 June 1980. Church.

Episcopal Church Of St Finnan, Kinlochmoidart

WRENN ID
eternal-tin-thistle
Grade
C
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Constituency
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber MP: Brendan O'Hara (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
23 June 1980
Type
Church
OS grid reference
NM 710 727
Coordinates
56.79013, -5.75072
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Episcopal Church of St Finnan in Kinlochmoidart was designed by Alexander Ross and built between 1858 and 1860, with a vestry added by the same architect in 1886. This simple rectangular church features a nave and a slightly lower chancel, both oriented east to west. The exterior is constructed of grey rubble with contrasting tooled sandstone dressings. A projecting gabled porch with a pointed-headed entrance is located at the southwest, accessed by a flight of steps. The south elevation of the nave and chancel is illuminated by three small pointed-headed lancet windows, with two similar windows in the west gable. The east gable of the chancel is adorned with a triple lancet window. Apex crosses are present at the east ends of both the nave and chancel, as well as on the porch. A small bellcote is situated at the west apex, and the church has a steeply pitched slate roof with crowsteps. The lean-to vestry, built in 1886, is located at the north of the chancel.

Inside, the church has a plain interior featuring a pointed-headed arch leading to the chancel, a painted altar front, wrought-iron communion rails, and stained glass in the east windows that commemorate the church's founders. The interior also includes a Gothic panelled pulpit and a simple square stone font.

Local climate

Episcopal Church Of St Finnan, Kinlochmoidart sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,280 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% 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 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow 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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