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Useful Links
- Canmore:
- ISLAY, RISABUS OA CHURCH
- Historic Scotland:
- HS Reference No 11972
General Details and Location
Category
AT RISK
Name of Building
The Oa Parish Church
Other Name(s)
Risabus Church
Address
Risabus
Locality
Postcode
Planning Authority
Divisional Area
Reference No
4574
Listing Category
C
OS Grid Ref
NR 31420 43639
Location Type
Rural
HS Reference No
11972
Description
T-plan. Harled. Gabled. Roofless Belfry in pyramidal stone cap. Skews. Band courses. Pointed lattice windows and doorways. Only the walls remain. Interior has grass-grown floor. Memorial tablet to ministers 1829-1930. Originally a Parliamentary Church. The Oa became a q.s. parish, 1849 but was united with Kildalton this century. (ref: Historic Scotland) Erected by Aberdeen builders John Gibb and William Minto to a standard two door design by Crinan Canal surveyor William Thomson. The church was damaged by fire in 1915 and finally closed in 1930. (ref: FA Walker)
Building Dates
1828-9
Architects
Thomas Telford, William Thomson
Category of Risk and Development History
Condition
Ruinous
Category of Risk
High
Exemptions to State of Risk
Field Visits
07/10/2009
Development History
October 2009: External inspection finds the parliamentary church in a ruinous state, but with stone walls remarkably intact.
Availability
Current Availability
Unknown
Appointed Agents
Price
Occupancy
Vacant
Occupancy Type
N/A
Present/Former Uses
Name of Owners
Type of Ownership
Unknown
Information Services
Additional Contacts/Information Source
Bibliography
Buildings of Scotland Argyll and Bute 2005 Frank Arneil Walker p559
Online Resources
Scotland's Places: http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/37625/details/islay+risabus+oa+church/
Classification
Churches and Chapels
Original Entry Date
23-APR-10
Date of Last Edit
23/04/2010
