Category:Thomas Telford's Parliamentary Churches
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English: Thomas Telford's Parliamentary Churches were a series of 32 churches and 41 manses built in remote areas of Scotland under the oversight of Thomas Telford. The majority of churches were built with a manse, but some were built without a manse, whilst additional manses were built where an existing church lacked a manse.
The churches are/were
- Acharacle (Acharacle Church Of Scotland Parish Church)
- Ardgour
- Berneray (converted to artist studio and featured on UK Channel 4 show 'The Restoration Man')
- Berriedale (out of ecclesiastical use)
- Carnoch (Strathconon Parish Church)
- Croick
- Cross (in use to 1905, since demolished)
- Duror
- Hallin (Waternish Parish Church, Hallin - in use as artists studio)
- Iona
- Keiss (Keiss Village Church of Scotland)
- Kinlochbervie
- Kinlochluichart
- Kinlochspelve (Kinlochspelvie Church of Scotland - in use as self-catering holiday accommodation)
- Knock (since demolished)
- Lochgilphead (demolished, replaced by new church on same site in 1885)
- North Ballachulish (demolished, replaced by new church on same site in 1900)
- Risabus or Oa (in use to 1930, now derelict)
- Plockton
- Poolewe
- Portnahaven
- Quarff
- Shieldaig (rebuilt using Telford's foundations)
- Steinscholl
- Stoer (in use to 1963, derelict since 1970, plans lodged to covert to holiday accommodation)
- Strathy (converted to house)
- Strontian (key features altered - only Telford Church to not be listed)
- Tobermory (demolished, replaced by new church on same site in 1895)
- Tomintoul (unrecognisable as Telford Church, key features altered in 1900)
- Timsgarry (Baile na Cille Church - disputed as Telford Church, built in T-shape with additional alterations for climate)
- Ullapool (in use to 1935, now museum)
- Ulva (privately owned, remains in occasional ecclesiastical use)
In addition, manses were built at Deerness, Orkney; Insh, Inverness-shire; Innerwick, Glen Lyon, Perthshire; Kilmeny, Isle of Islay, Argyll; Kirktown of Foss, Dull, Perthshire; Muckairn, Argyll; North Ronaldsay, Orkney; Rannoch, Perthshire; Rothemurchus, Inverness-shire; Salen, Isle of Mull; and Sandwick, Shetland.
Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Thomas-Telfords-Parliamentary-KirksSubcategories
This category has the following 25 subcategories, out of 25 total.
A
- Ardgour Church (6 F)
B
- Baile na Cille Church (3 F)
- Berriedale Church (10 F)
C
- Croick Church (9 F)
D
- Duror Parish Church (3 F)
F
I
- Iona parish church (4 F)
K
- Kinlochbervie Church (5 F)
P
- Plockton Church of Scotland (2 F)
- Poolewe Parish Church (4 F)
Q
- Quarff Church (3 F)
S
- Stoer Church (8 F)
- Strathconon Parish Church (7 F)
- Strontian Church of Scotland (3 F)
T
- The Oa Church, Risabus (2 F)
- Tomintoul Church of Scotland (4 F)
U
- Ullapool Museum Telford Church (11 F)
- Ulva Kirk (14 F)
W
Media in category "Thomas Telford's Parliamentary Churches"
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Church of Scotland, Shieldaig.jpg 800 × 600; 114 KB
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Innerwick Kirk (geograph 6646163).jpg 5,067 × 3,801; 2.78 MB
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Telford Church, Trumisgarry.jpg 1,550 × 1,024; 346 KB
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