Stornoway High Church
The Stornoway High Church is a place of worship of the Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church celebrated its centenary in 2009. There is an English and Gaelic congregation in the church, the English congregation worships in the old church and the Gaelic congregation worships in the 'New Hall'.Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Presbyterian
- Description: church in Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Lewis, Stornoway, Goathill Road, High Church”
- Address: Rathad MhicMhathain, Stornoway, HS1 2NQ
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church and Stornoway Sheriff Court.
Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church
Church
Photo: Stephen Branley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church, is a place of worship of the Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland in Stornoway. The church edifice was completed in 1899 and opened on the 5th June that year. Stornoway Free Presbyterian Church is situated 350 feet northwest of Stornoway High Church.
Stornoway Sheriff Court
Courthouse
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stornoway Sheriff Court is a judicial building on Lewis Street in Stornoway in Scotland. The building, which continues to be used as a courthouse, is a Category B listed building. Stornoway Sheriff Court is situated 590 feet southwest of Stornoway High Church.
Stornoway Parish Church, Lewis
Church
Photo: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stornoway Parish Church, Lewis is situated 490 feet southwest of Stornoway High Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stornoway and Lewis.
Stornoway
Photo: JamesMorrison, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stornoway is the main town on Lewis and the admin centre for all of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Indeed it's the only town in these islands; it has the best amenities and transport links, and it's the obvious base for exploring both Lewis and Harris.
Lewis
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lewis and Harris are a single large island in the Outer Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland. It's the third largest island in the British Archipelago, only Great Britain and Ireland being larger.
Plasterfield
Village
Photo: Donald Lawson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Plasterfield is a hamlet in the Scottish Outer Hebrides, on the Isle of Lewis. Plasterfield is within the parish of Stornoway. Plasterfield is a suburb of Stornoway and consists of two groups of houses, built after World War II.
Stornoway High Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Western Isles, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.211° or 58° 12′ 40″ northLongitude
-6.38196° or 6° 22′ 55″ westOperator
Church of ScotlandOpen location code
9CCM6J69+C6OpenStreetMap ID
way 113312234OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=presbyterianWikidata ID
Q7620314
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In Other Languages
“Stornoway High Church” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه ستورنوواى العليا”
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