Parish Church, Tarbert, Harris is a Grade C listed building in the Na h-Eileanan Siar local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 October 1971. Church.
Parish Church, Tarbert, Harris
- WRENN ID
- swift-moat-briar
- 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
- NG 159 998
- Coordinates
- 57.897, -6.79609
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Parish Church in Tarbert, Harris, is believed to date from 1862, although it may include elements from a missionary church mentioned in 1839, which was granted by the late proprietor, A N MacLeod. This T-plan church is located close to the shore above Loch Tarbert and features a harled exterior with a slate roof and modern glazing.
The body of the church is deep in plan, with segmental-arched windows and a belfry situated over the west gable. The north side has flat-lintelled openings and the main entrance. A gabled vestry is centrally located on the south side, positioned behind the pulpit and close to the shore.
Inside, the church has a gallery in all three arms, with splayed links at the angles, supported by simplified timber Doric columns. There is a central mast-like roof support that is bell-shaped at the top.
Local climate
Parish Church, Tarbert, Harris sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 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 experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 follow 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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