Glenfinnan, Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady And St Finnan
Church (19th Century)
Site Name Glenfinnan, Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady And St Finnan
Classification Church (19th Century)
Alternative Name(s) St Mary And St Finnan's Chapel; Glenfinnan, Roman Catholic Church Of Our Lady And St Finnan And Belfry.
Canmore ID 106618
Site Number NM98SW 10
NGR NM 90352 80832
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/106618
- Council Highland
- Parish Arisaig And Moidart
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
Church of Our Lady and St. Finnan (RC), Edward Welby Pugin, 1873-4 A late ornate Geometric work, with foliated capitals on polished granite columns and an octagonal stone font with a steep, crocketted canopy. The chancel gable, pierced with a glorious traceried wheel, stands proud of the nave. Funding did not stretch to the completion of the intended tower; instead an Irish bell hangs in a low churchyard belfry.
Taken from "Western Seaboard: An Illustrated Architectural Guide", by Mary Miers, 2008. Published by the Rutland Press http://www.rias.org.uk
NM98SW 10 90352 80832
St Mary and St Finnan's Chapel [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, October 2010.
Architect: E. Welby Pugin. Consecrated 1870.
(Undated) information in NMRS.