Lochbroom Free Church

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Lochbroom Free Church
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Lochbroom Free Church of Scotland
Lochbroom Free Church
Location Ullapool
Country Scotland
Denomination Free Church of Scotland
History
Founded1843
Founder(s)George MacLeod
Architecture
Functional status church
Style Gothic
Groundbreaking 1908
Completed1909

The Lochbroom Free Church is a place of worship of the Free Church of Scotland in Ullapool, in the Highland council area of Scotland. The church was built in 1909.

Coordinates: 57°53′50″N5°09′41″W / 57.8971°N 5.1613°W / 57.8971; -5.1613


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