WoSAS Pin: 493

Site Name: Ulva Church

Alternative Name(s): Ulva Kirk / Telford Church

Monument Type: Church

Council: Argyll and Bute

Parish: Kilninian and Kilmore

Map Sheet: NM43NW

Grid Reference: 143610, 739800

Canmore Number: 22017

Non-Statutory Register Code: B

Site Report

WoSASPIN 493
NM43NW 16 4361 3980

For Ulva manse (NM 4366 3973), see NM43NW 23.
The parliamentary church serving the quoad sacra parish of Ulva was completed, with its adjacent manse, in 1828. It conforms closely to Telford's published plan for a T-plan church, the principal variations having been introduced about 1950 when the greater part of the building was converted into a community hall and only the NW portion of the main block was retained for ecclesiastical use.
RCAHMS 1980.

Telford church.
S Hackett and N Livingston 1984.

Site recorded during survey for the Scottish Agricultural College, under the Historic Scotland Ancient Monument Survey Grant Scheme.
NM 4361 3980 - Church
Sponsors: Historic Scotland, Scottish Agricultural College.
T Rees 1998
Report date for above text from NMRS 16/10/2003

The parliamentary church serving the quoad sacra parish of Ulva was completed, with its adjacent manse, in 1828. The church was dedicated to St Elvan of Ardstraw. It conforms closely to Telford's published plan for a T-plan church, the principal variations having been introduced about 1950 when the greater part of
the building was converted into a community hall and only the northwest portion of the main block was retained for ecclesiastical use (RCAHMS 1980. No. 33 & Hackett & Livingston 1984. 328).
Rees, T., AOC Archaeology Group, Ulva Estate Survey (1998)

Further Reading and Sources

RCAHMS , The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Argyll: an inventory of the monuments Vol 3: Mull, Tiree, Coll and Northern Argyll (excluding the early medieval and later monuments of Iona). Edinburgh.(1980)

Hackett and Livingston, S and N , 'Scottish Parliamentary churches and their manses', in Breeze, D J, 'Studies in Scottish antiquity presented to Stewart Cruden', pp.302-36. Edinburgh.(1984)

Rees, T. , "Ulva, Glenstrae & Glencreran Estates (Kilninian & Kilmore; Ardchattan & Muckairn; Lismore & Appin parishes) Survey." Discovery and Excavation in Scotland, 1998, p. 21 - 22.(1998)

Rees, T , 'Ulva, Glenstrae and Glencreran Estates (Kilninian & Kilmore; Ardchattan & Muckairn; Lismore & Appin parishes), survey',Discovery and Excavation, Scotland,1998, pp.21-22,1999(1998)