Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist is a Grade C listed building in the Na h-Eileanan Siar local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Church.
Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist
- WRENN ID
- buried-marble-spindle
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- Constituency
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar MP: Torcuil Crichton (Lab)
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 October 1971
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- NF 707 705
- Coordinates
- 57.60455, -7.51511
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Kilmuir Old Church, built in 1764, is a rectangular-plan former church that now stands as a roofless shell. The structure has undergone alterations, particularly on the south wall, likely during the earlier to mid-19th century. It is constructed of rubble, with some harling still visible. There is a window high on each gable and a door located on the west gable. The south elevation features one outer square-headed opening and two inner round-headed openings, along with a blocked opening to the north.
Local climate
Kilmuir Old Church, Hougharry, North Uist sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,480 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It averages fewer than one freeze-thaw cycle a year. 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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