Basic Site Details Name: | Sleat Parish Church | Town, district or village: | Sleat | Island: | Skye | City or county: | Inverness-shire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Monument signed 'Macdonald died in Rome. In his 'Tour to the Hebrides' Boswell records that the monument was made in Rome. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Kilmore Church | Yes | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Church | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1768 | | Build/construction | Monument to Sir James Macdonald | | 1875 | | | Design - church executed by John Mackenzie of Isleornsay, 1877 | | 3 May 1877 | | Journal reference | Tenders invited |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | James Byres | | C | 1768 | | Monument to Sir James Macdonald who died in Rome in 1766. | | Charles Reid | | A | 1875 | | Design - church executed by John Mackenzie of Isleornsay, 1877 | | James Maitland Wardrop | | A | 1875 | | Design - church executed by John Mackenzie of Isleornsay, 1877 | | Wardrop & Reid | | A | 1875 | | Design - church executed by John Mackenzie of Isleornsay, 1877 | | John Mackenzie | | B | 1877 | | Executed design by Wardrop & Reid |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Boswell, James | | Tour to the Hebrides | | | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p540 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Inverness Courier | 3 May 1877 | | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 13979 | | | National Archives of Scotland (formerly SRO) | Gifts and deposits | | GD 221 |
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