Pointed chapel windows remain visible within a private home that has successively served worship, education and domestic life since 1836.
Quick facts
- Date
- 1836
- Architect / designer
- Unknown; T A Fraser contributed to the building fund
- Type
- Former chapel and school incorporated into a harled dwelling
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB7223)
- OS grid reference
- NM 72557 92773
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
A single-storey-and-attic house is joined to the four-bay former chapel. Harled walls have tooled rubble margins, while pointed windows and an off-centre pointed entrance preserve the chapel character beneath slate roofs.
Its story
Built in 1836 on an earlier church site, the chapel received financial support from T A Fraser. The congregation moved to the new church at Morar in 1888; the old building then served as a school before conversion to a dwelling.
Why it is included
Category C listing records a clear sequence of religious, educational and domestic reuse in a remote Highland community.
What to notice
- Pointed openings retained in the former chapel wall.
- The junction between the house and four-bay chapel.
- Tooled rubble margins against the harled surfaces.
Reading the surroundings
This is a private home. View only from a lawful public route and do not enter the property, driveway or garden.
Timeline
- 1836 A new chapel was built at Bracorina on an older church site.
- 1888 The congregation transferred to the new church at Morar.
- After 1888 The former chapel became a school before later residential conversion.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
Current occupancy and interior survival were not independently verified; the public record confirms only residential reuse.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Bracorina, Former Chapel and School, LB7223 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Highland HER: Bracorina former chapel — Local record of chapel, school and dwelling use, including later conservation history.
Location
OS grid reference NM 72557 92773 · Location confidence: High: corrected to the former chapel/school footprint using Highland HER MHG17151's surveyed extent centred NM 7252 9277, corroborated by aerial and building geometry. HES catalogue NGR NM 72557 92773 is east of the building and is retained as a source reference only. Approved 28 September 2026. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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