St Columba's Church, Strone facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Columba's Church |
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| Strone Church | |
The church in 2015
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| 55°59′02″N 4°53′55″W / 55.983868°N 4.898594°W | |
| Location | Shore Road, Strone, Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| History | |
| Status | open |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | used |
| Heritage designation | Category C listed building |
| Designated | 20 July 1971 |
| Architect(s) | Peter MacGregor Chalmers |
| Architectural type | Romanesque |
| Completed | 1859 (tower; original); mid-19th century and early 20th century additions |
St Columba's Church, also known as Strone Church, is a special building in Scotland. It's a church that belongs to the Church of Scotland. You can find it in a place called Strone, which is in Argyll and Bute. The church sits right on Shore Road, close to where the Holy Loch meets Loch Long. It's considered a very important building, so it's protected as a Category C listed building. This means it has historical or architectural value.
Building St Columba's Church
A famous architect named Peter MacGregor Chalmers designed St Columba's Church. He was asked to build a new church in 1908. When he designed the new church, he kept the old church's tower. He added a special entrance at the bottom of the tower. This entrance was built in the Romanesque style. This style uses round arches and strong, thick walls.
It is thought that some of the stones from the old church were used again on the outside of the new building. For the inside, a type of stone called Corrie sandstone was used. The tall, pointed top part of the church, called the spire, is made of smooth, cut stones known as ashlar.
See also
- List of listed buildings in Dunoon
External links
- Strone, St Columba's Church - Canmore.org.uk
