Invergarry Church Of Scotland is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971.

Invergarry Church Of Scotland

WRENN ID
half-lime-briar
Grade
B
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
NH 304 010
Coordinates
57.06935, -4.79862
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

The Church of Scotland in Invergarry was built in 1864 by Alexander Ross, and subsequently enlarged in 1896. It is a simple Gothic cruciform building, oriented with a long elevation running north to south. The exterior is constructed of grey rubble stone with tooled red sandstone dressings. A gabled projecting entrance porch is located on the south-east side, featuring a double plank door. A stumpy, broached spire rises from the north-west, featuring pointed-headed, louvred windows on each face of the tower, linked by a continuous hoodmould. Long, triple lancet windows illuminate the south and west gables. Similar paired lancets with a bulls' eye window are present on the east gable, while the north and south elevations incorporate squat, point-headed tripartites. The roof is slate, with a decorative tile ridge.

The interior is simple and low-ceilinged. An octagonal polished granite pulpit, with red granite panels matching those found at a nearby fort, stands prominently. Tiled floors and plain-grained wood pews are present. Several mural monuments commemorate members of the Ellice family.

A simple coped rubble wall surrounds the churchyard, containing a pair of low grey granite square gate piers with red sandstone plinths and shallow pyramidal caps; simple double wrought- and cast-iron gates complete the entrance. A drinking fountain dated 1872 is built into the churchyard wall.

The church remains in ecclesiastical use as the Quoad Sacra parish of Glengarry, established in 1870. A plaque above the entrance door reads "KIE, 1864. Enlarged by Eliza S. Ellice, 1896." Memorials are dedicated to Edward Ellice of Glengarry and Glenquoich, who died in 1880, and Edward C Ellice (1858-1934) and his wife Margaret (1865-1929).

Local climate

Invergarry Church Of Scotland sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,600 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 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 73 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 55 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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