St Clements, Harris
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St Clement's Church (Scottish Gaelic: Tur Chliamainn) is a fifteenth century church in Rodel, Harris built for the Chiefs of the MacLeods of Harris, who lived in Dunvegan Castle in Skye. It is dedicated to Pope Clement I and was a Catholic church before falling into disuse in the eighteenth century. The church was built using local Lewisian gneiss rock.
In 1528 Alasdair Crotach Macleod, 8th Chief, prepared for himself a magnificent wall tomb - possibly the finest mediaeval wall tomb in Scotland.
The church was restored as a Protestant church in 1784. It burned down and in the 19th century it was used as a cow byre before being restored by Lady Dunmore in 1873.
The church is currently under the responsibility of Historic Scotland.
[edit] External links
- Panorama of St Clements Church (QuickTime required)
- St. Clement's Church / Tur Chliamainn, Rodel
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