Inverness Cathedral
Inverness Cathedral
Inverness Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of St Andrew on Ness Walk, is the Category A Scottish Episcopal cathedral of the Diocese of Moray, Ross and Caithness, built in 1866–69 to designs by Alexander Ross.
- Location
- Inverness, Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- County
- Highland
- City / town
- Inverness
- Address
- Kenneth Street, Inverness, Highland, IV3 5NR
- Postcode
- IV3 5NR
- Built
- 1866–69
- Consecrated
- 1874
- Architect
- Alexander Ross
- Denomination
- Scottish Episcopal Church
- Dedication
- Andrew
- Diocese
- Moray, Ross and Caithness
- Parish
- Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Inverness
- Grade
- Category A
- Style
- Gothic Revival (English Middle Pointed with French outline)
- Materials
- Snecked pink Conon freestone rubble with cream Covesea stone dressings; Westmorland green slates
- Grid reference
- NH 664 448
- Opening hours
- Open 8am to 5.30pm.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Accessible toilets nearby. Level access to the main areas. Non-accessible toilets in church
Overview
Bishop Robert Eden promoted a new cathedral after the union of Moray, Ross and Caithness. The foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 17 October 1866; worship began in 1869, but a remaining debt of £8,000 delayed consecration until 1874. Historic Environment Scotland describes an English Middle Pointed church with French outline: narthex flanked by square towers (intended spires never built), nave and aisles, short transepts, choir and demi-hexagonal apse, and an octagonal chapter house. Materials are snecked pink Conon freestone with cream Covesea dressings and Westmorland green slates. Ross designed the Caen-stone pulpit (carved by D. & A. Davidson, 1869). Category A listing was added on 20 May 1971 (LB35330); NGR NH 66421 44883. HES listing URLs are not used in the Gazette list-entry field.