A broad rubble manse records the rapid provision of new religious institutions after the Disruption of 1843.
Quick facts
- Date
- Circa 1844; renovated 1906
- Architect / designer
- Unknown
- Type
- Two-storey and attic former manse
- Designation
- Listed building, Category B (LB7788)
- OS grid reference
- NH 13338 94147
Architecture, archaeology and continuing use
The three wide bays place a recessed entrance at the centre, reached by short steps and lit by a fanlight. Bipartite windows, two small bargeboarded dormers, corniced end stacks and a single-storey rear wing articulate the coursed-rubble house.
Its story
The house was built soon after the 1843 Disruption as a Free Church manse. It later served the United Free Church and, following church union in 1929, became the parish manse. Renovation in 1906 probably introduced the dormers.
Why it is included
Category B listing recognises a substantial mid-nineteenth-century manse whose successive denominational associations make national church change visible at domestic scale.
What to notice
- The narrow recessed bay marking the main entrance.
- Tall bipartite windows in the outer ground-floor bays.
- Small bargeboarded dormers probably added in 1906.
Reading the surroundings
Current occupancy was not confirmed. Treat the property as private, view from public routes and do not use the former ecclesiastical role as a reason to approach the door or grounds.
Timeline
- 1843 The Disruption created demand for separate Free Church institutions.
- Circa 1844 The new congregation established a purpose-built minister's house.
- 1906 Renovation refreshed the building and probably added its dormers.
- 1929 Church union brought the property into parish-manse use.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
The precise designer, scope of the 1906 work and current use were not established in the reviewed sources.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: The Manse, LB7788 — Designation status, mapped location, date, fabric and architectural or archaeological interest.
- Canmore: Ullapool — National-record context for the planned settlement and its notable historic buildings.
Location
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