St Kiaran's Episcopal Church, Campbeltown
| St Kiaran’s Episcopal Church, Campbeltown | |
|---|---|
St Kiaran’s Episcopal Church, Campbeltown | |
St Kiaran’s Episcopal Church, Campbeltown | |
| 55°25′23.2″N 5°36′19″W / 55.423111°N 5.60528°W | |
| Location | Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Scottish Episcopal Church |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Dedication | Ciarán of Clonmacnoise |
| Consecrated | 8 September 1897[1] |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Category C listed building |
| Designated | 28 March 1996 |
| Architect | Ronald Walker Stirling |
| Style | Gothic |
| Groundbreaking | 1890 |
| Completed | 1891 |
| Construction cost | £3,300 (equivalent to £455,200 in 2023)[2] |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Argyll and the Isles |
| Parish | Campbeltown |
St Kiaran's Church, Argyll Street is a Category C listed building[3] in Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute.
History
The congregation formed in Campbeltown in 1848 in the Town Hall. They prepared plans for a church of their own, but schemes were not accepted and they bought the United Session Church in Argyll St in 1850.
In 1885 the rectory and gates were erected to the designs of Henry Edward Clifford, but the church was designed by Ronald Walker Stirling and completed in 1891.[4]
The church was consecrated by Alexander Chinnery-Haldane the Bishop of Argyll in 1897.[5]
Organ
The church contains a pipe organ dating from ca. 1860 by J. Brook of Glasgow which was renovated in 1973 by Harrison and Harrison.[6]
References
- ^ "Highland Churches". Oban Times and Argyllshire Advertiser. Scotland. 28 August 1897. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "St Argyll Street, St Kieran's Episcopal Church, including boundary wall, gates and gate piers (LB43048)". Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ Walker, Frank Arneil (2000). Argyll and Bute (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Scotland). Yale University Press. p. 157. ISBN 0300096704.
- ^ "The consecration of St Kiaran's". Campbeltown Courier. Scotland. 18 October 1897. Retrieved 26 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "NPOR [N00571]". National Pipe Organ Register. British Institute of Organ Studies. Retrieved 26 August 2025.