Church Of Scotland, Eigg is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 29 May 1985. Church, burial ground.
Church Of Scotland, Eigg
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-step-jackdaw
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP: Mr Angus MacDonald (LD)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 29 May 1985
- Type
- Church, burial ground
- OS grid reference
- NM 480 855
- Coordinates
- 56.89223, -6.13786
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Church of Scotland on Eigg, built in 1862, is a simple rectangular church characterized by long north and south elevations. It is constructed of rubble with tooled ashlar dressings, all finished in a pale colour wash. The southeast entrance features a pointed-headed hoodmould and a double leaf plank door. The long elevations are illuminated by two sets of triple pointed-headed lancets that flank a central buttress, with lattice pane glazing. The east gable is also lit by three long pointed-headed lancets. Each corner of the church has a diagonal buttress, and it has a steeply pitched slate roof topped with an apex cross at the east gable.
Inside, the church has a simple design with pine lining and some stencil decoration. There is a small gallery across the east end, a plain panelled Minister's desk or pulpit, and a timber ceiling made of rafters and purlins with saltire braces.
The church is accompanied by a burial ground enclosed by a rubble wall, containing a few graves of past Ministers. There are two pedestrian entrances marked by simple rubble gate piers topped with boulder ball finials.
Local climate
Church Of Scotland, Eigg sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 2,220 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 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 2 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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