St Brendan's Church (Barra)
The St Brendan's Church , also Roman Catholic Church of Saint Brendan , is a Roman Catholic church building on the Scottish Hebridean island of Barra . In 1980 the building was added to the Scottish Monuments Lists in Category C. The church is still in use as such today.
history
A chapel dedicated to Saint Brendan was built near the current church location in 1805 . At the time, this was the only Roman Catholic church on Barra. At the beginning of the 19th century, the building proved to be too small for the parish. In the 1830s, a letter to the Vatican asked for funds for the renovation of the church as damage to the masonry had formed. However, it was not until the 1850s that construction of today's Brendan's Church began. It was completed in 1858 and the old chapel abandoned. Only with the construction of the Church of our Lady, Star of the Sea in Castlebay was a second Roman Catholic church building on the island in 1888.
description
St Brendan's Church is located in a small, scattered settlement near the west coast of Barra. It is a simple, elongated structure that shows features of neo-Gothic architecture . The entrance is in a small porch on the east side. Along the long sides, pointed arch windows are arranged on three vertical axes, two further pointed arch windows are built into the gable side of the west facade. The masonry is plastered with Harl . The final gable roof is covered with modern tiles, which are supposed to imitate slate shingles. Both gables are decorated with a simple stone cross.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Information from the parish
Web links
- Entry on St Brendan's Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Network presence of the parish
Coordinates: 56 ° 59 ′ 10 ″ N , 7 ° 30 ′ 19 ″ W.