Record

RepositoryScottish Catholic Archives
Ref NoSCA/GD/140/11
TitleSt. Mary’s, Eskadale
Date[c 1934-c 1952]
LevelItem
DescriptionThis unfinished pencil drawing describes the rear elevation of St. Mary’s church; the foreground is dominated by the churchyard, where copious Celtic cross headstones are carefully-drawn and line the path to the church; the apparently haphazard headstones
Physical DescriptionPencil drawing
Admin_HistoryThe church of St. Mary’s in Eskadale was opened in 1827 with the aim of providing a better place of worship for the area’s Catholics than could be had in nearby Strathglass, replacing, in a sense, the chapel that had been built at Aiges in 1801. Building
AccessConditionsOpen for consultation, some sections closed as they hold personal data subject to the Data Protection Act
PublnNoteForbes, Flora: St. Mary’s, Eskadale, Inverness-shire, 1827-1977 (Edinburgh, 1977); The Catholic Directory for Scotland 1831

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