Tarbat Old Church, Portmahomack is a Grade A listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 27 March 1971. Church.

Tarbat Old Church, Portmahomack

WRENN ID
ruined-foundation-dale
Grade
A
Local Planning Authority
Highland
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
27 March 1971
Type
Church
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

Description

1756 incorporating some earlier work. Alterations and repairs, Andrew Maitland, 1864; partial re-seating, Alexander Annandale, Invergordon, 1891; further alterations, A Maitland and Sons, 1921. Long, low T-plan church, harled with painted tooler margins. Orientated east/west with aisle to north. Slightly irregular fenestration including 3 long windows in centre of south elevation with small off-centre minister's porch with piended roof. Gallery doors approached by flights of steps in outer bays; similar flight to rear. Mainly 4-pane glazing. Square stumpy ashlar belfry at west gable apex, with ashlar ogee roof with diminutive lucarnes and stone finial. Long rectangular opening in each face with moulded jambs, and moulded cornices above and below. Slate roof; stone ridge.

Interior: rear gallery now blocked; interior re-cast and re-furbished.

Burial ground enclosed by dry stone wall. Contains some fine tombstones and memorials dating from the late 17th century onwards.

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