Avoch Parish Church
Denomination: Former Church of Scotland
Address: Braehead, Avoch, IV9 8QL
Local Authority: Highland
Listing: B
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Church Overview
The church sits above the village on the side of a hill with a picture postcard setting. Gothic Revival style with prominent spire by Alexander Ross, 1872. The vestry contains a late-medieval decorative aumbry c1500. Small pipe organ by Miller of Dundee, 1907. Stained glass windows in east and west gables by Henry M Barnett of Newcastle. Three wall hangings by Mrs Lilian Noble of Avoch and two others by ladies of Avoch Church Guild. Sir Alexander Mackenzie of Canada is buried in the graveyard.
Closed and put up for Sale by Church of Scotland in 2024
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Avoch Parish Church
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