St Andrew's Church, Tongue is a Grade A listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 18 March 1971. Church.
St Andrew's Church, Tongue
- WRENN ID
- grim-bastion-marsh
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1971
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
St Andrew's Church in Tongue dates back to 1680, with an earlier core likely incorporating a medieval chapel. The church underwent further additions and rebuilding in 1729/31, 1778, and 1862. It is a simple white harled cruciform church featuring ashlar dressings. The earliest part of the building runs east-west, with a pointed-headed entrance located in the south elevation. The west gable has a flat-headed entrance with a window above, accessed by a flight of steps leading to the Laird's loft. The church has long wings on the north and south sides, with the south wing containing a simple moulded doorpiece dated 1680, which leads to the Minister's room. There is a single small pointed-headed window in the south gable and additional windows in the north and south elevations of the main body of the church. The east gable is lit by two long rectangular windows. A plain flat-headed doorway provides access to the north wing, which now serves as a parish room and features lattice glazing. At the apex of the west gable, there is a 19th-century bellcote with cavetto skewputts and crowsteps, topped with a West Highland slate roof and a stone ridge.
Inside, the church has a simple layout oriented to the east, with a small gallery to the west, which was formerly the Laird's Loft, featuring an 18th-century panelled front.
The burial ground is enclosed by rubble walls topped with simple stepped caps and features a pair of cast-iron gates.
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