| Glenorchy Parish Church | |
|---|---|
 Glenorchy Parish Church and Graveyard | |
  Glenorchy Parish Church The church within Argyll and Bute | |
| 56°24′15″N 4°58′16″W / 56.4041°N 4.9710°W | |
| Location | Dalmally |
| Country | Scotland |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Website | www.glenorchyparish.org.uk |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Category A listed building |
| Designated | 20 July 1971 |
| Architect(s) | James Elliot |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1811 |
Glenorchy Parish Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in the village of Dalmally, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is the parish church of the parish of Glenorchy and Inishail. The church is also known as Glenorchy Kirk, and was historically known as the Church of Dysart (Scottish Gaelic: Clachan Diseart). There have been many alternate spellings, including "Dysert", "Disart", "Glenwrquha", "Glenvrquha", "Glenvrquhay", "Clachandysert", "Clachan Disert, "Claghan-Diseirt" and "Dysart and Glenurquhie".[1]
The octagonal church building dates from the early 19th century. It is protected as a Category A listed building, and is also notable for its burial ground and grave slabs.[2][3] The old churchyard which surrounds the parish church contains some ancient gravestones of the clan, and the gallows-hill of Glenorchy is famed in Highland tradition as a place of execution.[4]
- ^ Bannatyne Club (1854). Publications (Public domain ed.). Edinburgh, Scotland: Bannatyne Club. p. 134.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "GLENORCHY KIRK CLACHAN AN DISEART (Category A Listed Building) (LB12192)". Retrieved 27 December 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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