MHG16961 - Parish Room & Adjoining Cottage, Migdale Free Church
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Type and Period (2)
- SCHOOL (Built, 19th Century to Unknown - 1846 AD)
- PARISH HALL (Built, 19th Century to Unknown - 1846 AD)
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The former Migdale (Creich) free church school and adoining school teacher's house. Now in use as a parish room/hall.
Both buildings listed together at Category C in 1984: Church room; dated 1846; single storey, 4-bay room; entrance in east end bay under gabled porch. Harled; 4-pane glazing; slate roof with ventilator. Cottage; mid 19th century, single storey and attic cottage attached to hall at east gable; white washed rubble; centre door; 2 gablet dormers; 4-pane glazing; corniced and stacks: slate roof. Both buildings enclosed by dry stone retaining wall; pair square gate piers with pyramidal caps to school entrance. Parish room was former Free Church School. Adjoining cottage probably lived in by school teacher.
In 2014 ARCH provided a number of courses, field trips and other activities exploring and researching the remains of the 19th century engineer, road and church builder Thomas Telford. A project was undertaken in Kyle of Sutherland, during which many sites, some not directkly related to Telford, were visited and photographed by participants. <1>
GIS spatial data amended in 2018 according to OS MasterMap. <2>
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 6265 9214 (18m by 9m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH69SW |
| Geographical Area | SUTHERLAND |
| Civil Parish | CREICH |
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External Links (3)
- http://portal.historicenvironment.scot/designation/LB269 (Online designation description (Historic Environment Scotland))
- http://www.archhighland.org.uk/telford-in-kyle-of-sutherland.asp (Visit the ARCH Telford in the Kyle of Sutherland Project page)
- https://canmore.org.uk/site/110978 (View HES Canmore entry for this site)
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