Church Of Our Lady And St Columba, Newtonmore Road, Kingussie

Church; Norman Dick of Sir John Burnet, Son and Dick,

Glasgow 1931-2. Rectangular tower at E, and small gabled

Lady Chapel at NW. Entrance porch projects at W gable.

All grey rubble with contrasting tooled sandstone ashlar

dressings. Timber frame detailing to entrance porch with

double-leaf reeded plank doors with ornamental Arts and Crafts

iron hinges, flanking side lights with stained glass and

statuette above sheltered by projecting bargeboarded

gables. 4-bay S flank with paired round-headed windows;

square tower with paired rounded-headed hoodmoulded

louvred vents in each face of upper stage, blocked eaves

band and pyramidal roof with apex finial. Cross finial

at W gable; slate roofs.

Interior; round-headed chancel arch, matched by similar arch

framing entrance lobby at W. Triple Romanesque lights in E

chancel wall; pair similar lights in Lady Chapel to right

of chancel.

Braced timber ceiling to nave; boarded ceiling to chancel

and Lady chapel, with painted frieze to chapel. Stone font;

stained glass; Italianate blue and cream glazed pottery

Stations of the Cross.

Presbytery; 1950-60, single storey N facing 3-bay dwelling

linked to church at rear. Grey rubble (as church) with

simulated tooled sandstone ashlar dressings. Gabled NW bay

with entrance in re-entrant angle with flanking light;

modern glazing; coped end stack; slate roof.

Low coped rubble wall enclosures church and presbytery.