Colonsay Parish Church, Scalasaig

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Colonsay Parish Church
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Colonsay Parish Church
Colonsay Parish Church, Scalasaig
56°4′4″N6°11′46″W / 56.06778°N 6.19611°W / 56.06778; -6.19611
Location Colonsay, Argyll and Bute
Country Scotland
Denomination Church of Scotland
Architecture
Heritage designationCategory B listed [1]
Architect(s) Michael Carmichael
Style Georgian architecture
Groundbreaking 1801
Completed1804
Construction cost£441 11s 6d. (equivalent to £45,800in 2023) [2]
Specifications
Capacity400 persons

Colonsay Parish Church is a Category B listed [1] Church of Scotland parish church in Scalasaig, Colonsay. [3]

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History

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The interior

The church was built in 1801–04 at a cost of £441 11s 6d. The architect is said to be Michael Carmichael. Originally there were galleries at both ends reached by external staircases, but these no longer exist, perhaps removed in a re-ordering ca. 1912.

The church was built as a chapel in the parish of Jura, but became independent in 1861 when James MacKenzie was appointed the first minister.

In 2016 the church merged with the Baptist congregation and is completely ecumenical. In 2023 it was proposed to merge the parish with that at Netherlorn.

Ministers

References

  1. 1 2 "Colonsay and Oronsay Parish Church Scalasaig". Historic Scotland. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth . Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  3. Walker, Frank Arneil (2005). The Buildings of Scotland. Argyll and Bute. Yale University Press. p. 505. ISBN   9780300096705.
  4. "Harris" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 30 October 1880. Retrieved 12 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Colonsay" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 27 November 1915. Retrieved 12 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Colonsay vacancy filled" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 15 August 1925. Retrieved 12 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Colonsay Churches" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 19 July 1930. Retrieved 12 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "The Late Rev J.Y. Clark, Colonsay" . Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 13 December 1952. Retrieved 12 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Rev. A.R.E. MacInnes" . The Scotsman. Scotland. 14 December 1963. Retrieved 14 September 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.