Basic Site Details
| Name: | Knockbain Free West Church |
| Town, district or village: | Bogallan |
| City or county: | Ross and Cromarty |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | Knockbain |
| Status: | |
| Grid ref: | |
| Notes: | EE style. Seated for 500 people. Cost £1800. |
Alternative Names
| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | |||
| Name | Current name? | Notes | |
 | Bogallan Free Church | ||
| Knockbain Parish Church | Name at least in the 1990s. | |
| Knockbain West | ||
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
| Church | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 26 April 1884 | Contracts advertised | Estimates called for from builders for rebuilding Knockbain Free Church. Plans and specifications can be seen at the offices of John Rhind. | |
| May 1885 | Plans prepared, construction not yet begun | New church to be erected for the S & W of the parish | |
| 1888 | 1889 | ||
| 6 March 1889 | Opened | ||
People
Design and Construction
| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| John Rhind | 1888 | 1889 | John Rhind provided plans for REBUILDING the old Free Church. However a new church was built eventually. Was John Rhind still the architect? | ||
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Ewing, W | Annals of the Free Church | Volume II, p214 | |||
| Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | Penguin Books | p390 | |
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Aberdeen Journal | 7 March 1889 | Report of opening | ||
| Building News | LV | p64 (Check year) | ||
| Building News | LVI | p393 (Check year) | ||
| Edinburgh Evening News | 30 May 1885 | |||
| Inverness Courier | 26 April 1884 | |||
| Inverness Courier | 13 March 1888 | |||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 7989 | |