United Free Church, Invergordon

United Free Church, Invergordon

ID: QZP40_CARD_1049 DESCRIPTION: View of the Invergordon United Free Church, on Castle Road. Built in 1861, it is now the Church of Scotland. Invergordon was named after Caithness born Sir William Gordon of Embo, who purchased the estate during the 18th century. Previous to this, the settlement was known as Inverbreakie. Although Sir William laid out plans for the building of a town at Inverbreakie, it was his son, Sir John, who brought the plans into action. It was not until the estate passed into the hands of the MacLeods of Cadboll that a harbour was built at Invergordon and the town saw rapid growth. PLACENAME: Invergordon DISTRICT: Invergordon OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ROSS: Rosskeen PERIOD: 1910s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries - Illustrated Postcards Asset ID: 32970 KEYWORDS: