Cameron Memorial, Kilmallie Parish Church, Corpach is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971.
Cameron Memorial, Kilmallie Parish Church, Corpach
- WRENN ID
- sharp-keep-ivy
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Cameron Memorial is a church building situated within the Kilmallie Parish Church complex in Corpach, built in 1783 by Archibald McPhail of Oban, with significant renovations and recasting in 1890. The exterior is harled, accentuated by tooled ashlar margins and dressings. The south front has four bays, with a former external door now serving as a window on the left side. The main entrance is concealed within a projecting gabled porch added in the late 19th century, featuring a round-headed doorway, a double-leaved plank door with ornate cast-iron hinges, and a small modern vestry in a re-entrant angle to the southeast. Large, round-headed windows were installed in 1890, all featuring circular geometric tracery and either stained or lattice pane glazing. A small mural sundial is centered on the south elevation, while a bellcote with a ribbed cap and ball finial sits atop the west gable, and a ball finial marks the east apex. The building has a slate roof.
The interior was recasted in 1890 and includes a braced timber ceiling and an octagonal panelled timber pulpit. A brass eagle lectern, dated 1907, is also present, along with a stone font on a stem. Numerous mural memorials commemorate members of the Cameron families of Lochiel, Inverailort, and Drimnasallie. A stained glass window in the west gable dates to 1890, and a single stained glass window by Gordon Wilson of Glasgow was added in 1957.
The church is enclosed by a drystone wall, punctuated by a pair of square, tooled rubble gate piers topped with pyramidal caps. Within the enclosure, close to the church entrance, is a square, tapering ashlar memorial, set on a stepped base with swags and decorative detailing, culminating in a headless, robed figure. This memorial is inscribed to the memory of Sir Alexander Cameron of Inverailort, who died in 1850.
The building remains in ecclesiastical use. Originally built for a cost of $440, the location was described as "the most central spot in the whole parish," being approximately 36 miles from the parish’s extremity. A stained glass memorial window from 1890 commemorates Dr. Archibald Clerk, the Minister of Kilmallie from 1844 to 1887, who was a noted Gaelic scholar. A modern parish room at the rear is not included in the listing.
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