Talk:Inverness-shire Towns and Villages S

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At the close of the eighteenth century the greater part of the lands of Skye were heritable Macdonald possessions. Considering the history of Kensaleyre Church it is a wonder the building was ever constructed yet alone survives. James Gillespie Graham (an employee of the Macdonald estate) is credited as the architect and the church is one of his earliest works. Major problems during the construction were encountered as a shortage of timber threatened to halt building works.

Construction was completed in 1800, additions and alterations to entrances and windows took place in 1839, by 1871 the bellcote was added and a slate roof was added. Perhaps ironically the roof was to be cited as one of the reasons the church should be demolished in the 1970's, missing slates were to be found some distance from the building and the windows had fallen in. Worship had not been possible for several years due to the condition of the building. Fortunately the church is listed and the application to demolish the church was declined. A programme of renovation commenced and during 1979 and 1980 work to restore the building took place. Once work on the exterior and interior was completed (both the sounding board and pulpit are original to the building) the congregation was able to return from their temporary home at the Free Presbyterian church at nearby Keistle.

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Broadford (CofS) dates to around 1841, capacity of the building at the time of construction was around 900, the parish covered an area of nearly 120 square miles and a chapel of ease was also available to the outlying congregation at Kyle-Akin. Other places of worship at Broadford in the 1880's included a Free Church and a Baptist Chapel.

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