Kilmallie Parish Church, Corpach is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971.
Kilmallie Parish Church, Corpach
- WRENN ID
- carved-corner-torch
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP: Mr Angus MacDonald (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- OS grid reference
- NN 091 769
- Coordinates
- 56.84485, -5.13148
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Kilmallie Parish Church, built in 1783 by Archibald McPhail of Oban, is an ecclesiastical building located in Corpach. The church was renovated and significantly altered in 1890. The exterior is harled with tooled ashlar margins and dressings. The south front features four bays; a former external door on the left-hand side has been converted into a window, while the entrance is now masked by a projecting gabled porch added in the late 19th century. This porch has a round-headed doorway with a double plank door secured by ornate cast-iron hinges, and a modern vestry is situated in the southeast re-entrant angle. Large, round-headed windows were introduced in 1890, all featuring circular geometric tracery and stained or lattice pane glazing. A small mural sundial is set into the centre of the south elevation. A tall bellcote with a ribbed cap and ball finial is situated at the west gable, while a ball finial tops the east apex. The church is covered by a slate roof.
The interior was re-designed and recast in 1890, incorporating a braced timber ceiling, an octagonal, panelled timber pulpit, and a brass eagle lectern dating to 1907. A stone font sits on a stem. Numerous mural memorials are dedicated to members of the Cameron families of Lochiel, Inverailort and Drimnasallie. A stained glass window in the west gable, along with a single stained glass window by Gordon Wilson of Glasgow from 1957, are prominent features.
The church is enclosed by a drystone wall with a pair of square, tooled rubble gate piers topped with pyramidal caps. Within the enclosure, near the church entrance, stands a square, tapering ashlar memorial on a stepped base with swags and decorative detailing. It is surmounted by a headless, robed figure and inscribed to the memory of Sir Alexander Cameron of Inverailort, who died in 1850.
The building was constructed in 1783 at a cost of $440, chosen as the “most centrical spot in the whole parish,” located roughly 36 miles from the parish's extremity. A stained glass memorial window from 1890 commemorates Dr. Archibald Clerk, Minister of Kilmallie from 1844 to 1887, a noted Gaelic scholar. A modern parish room set to the rear is not included in the listing. The site is currently in use as a parish church.
Local climate
Kilmallie Parish Church, Corpach sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,040 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 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 67 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 48 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°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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