St Modan's Parish Church (Rosneath)
The St Modan's Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the center of the Scottish town of Rosneath on the peninsula Rosneath in the Council Area Argyll and Bute . In 1974 St Modan's Parish Church, built in the neo-Gothic style, was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest category A. The church is still in use as such today.
history
Rosneath has had a church since the time of Saint Modan , to whom the present church is dedicated, in the 6th century. The previous building, St Modan's Old Church , which is now in ruins and which itself was probably partly built on an earlier church building, dates from 1780 and is classified in monument category B. The current church was built in 1854 to replace the previous building. As an architect, David Cousin was responsible for the planning, who designed various churches along the Scottish west coast. The Burgerhuis bell from 1610 was used as the bell. During the first Jacobite revolt in 1715, it was used to ring the bell for the gathering of parishioners. It is probably for this reason that it is mentioned in Walter Scott 's The Heart of Midlothian . In 1862 the south transept was added; Finally, in 1873, the northern one. The organ installed in 1875 is a gift from Princess Louise , who also donated the altar in 1917. The altarpiece from 1931 shows the Last Supper and is a gift from the princess in memory of George Douglas Campbell and John Campbell , the eighth and ninth Duke of Argyll, respectively .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b Information from the Scotland's Churches Trust
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on St Modan's Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 0 '34.2 " N , 4 ° 48' 4.9" W.