St Clement's Church is a fifteenth century church in Rodel, Harris, Scotland, 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.

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  • St Clement's Church is a fifteenth century church in Rodel, Harris, Scotland, 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. It is sometimes known as Eaglais Ròdal or Rodal Church In 1528 Alasdair Crotach Macleod, 8th Chief, prepared for himself a magnificent wall tomb - possibly the finest medieval 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 Catherine Herbert Countess of Dunmore in 1873. The church is currently under the care of Historic Scotland.
  • St Clement's Church is een zestiende eeuwse kerk in Rodel op het eiland Harris van de Schotse Buiten-Hebriden. De kerk is gewijd aan Paus Clemens I.
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  • St Clement's Church is a fifteenth century church in Rodel, Harris, Scotland, 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.
  • St Clement's Church is een zestiende eeuwse kerk in Rodel op het eiland Harris van de Schotse Buiten-Hebriden. De kerk is gewijd aan Paus Clemens I.
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  • Church of St Clement, Rodel
  • St Clement's Church
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