Listed Building: UI CHURCH AND GRAVEYARD (ST COLUMBA'S) (19210)
Grade | A |
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Authority | Historic Scotland |
HS ParBurNo/ItemNo | STORNOWAY 17 |
Date assigned | 25 March 1971 |
Date last amended |
Description
Partially ruinous late medieval church, set in graveyard close by sea shore; also 2 late medieval carved stone slabs of West Highland type; the most northerly known examples.
CHURCH: is roofless, though substantially entire; a long rectangular-plan structure, perhaps of 14th century date, extended to west late 15th/early 16th century; other alterations/reconstruction work visible throughout, eg heightening of parts of north flank wall. GRAVEYARD: party enclosed by concrete walls; burial aisles and headstones.
MEDIEVAL SLABS: one, a warrior effigy; the other, inscribed, to Margaret daughter of Roderick MacLeod of Lews, widow of Lachlan MacKinnon; she died in 1503.
External Links (1)
- https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB19210 (Historic Scotland Listed Building description)
Sources (1)
- SWE41332 Unpublished document: AOC Archaeology Group. 2023. Proposed Gateway, Eaglais na h-Aoidhe, Aignish, Isle of Lewis Historic Building Recording and Archaeological Evaluation Data Structure Report.
Location
Grid reference | NB 4848 3224 (point) Location Digitised on OS MasterMap |
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Map sheet | NB43SE |
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Oct 12 2023 11:18AM