Closeburn Old Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 03/08/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Closeburn NGR NX 90375 92318 Coordinates 290375, 592318 — Church rebuilt 1741, incorporating earlier fabric, but now only roofless fragments remain, viz. entire east gable with bellcote, eastmost bay of side walls, and fragment of north jam. Coursed and squared rubble with polished dressings. Central door in gable and windows in side walls all round- headed, with pilastered jambs, moulded arches and keystones; oculus in gable head. Straight skews; plain bird-cage bellcote with ball-finialed ogee roof still houses 1606 bell. Fragments of eaves course and moulded cornice. 1742 Kirkpatrick of Closeburn Classical trabeated mausoleum at south east end of old church; red ashlar, rusticated pilaster strips, elaborate north-facing pedimented doorpiece, 3-bay long walls with basket-arched openings and cornice. Some interesting 17th-19th century stone monuments. Churchyard extended to east; ashlar-coped rubble-built walls; corniced, square, rusticated red ashlar gatepiers with ball-finialed ogee caps, and small shelters built behind each. — Church abandoned in 1878 when new church was built; last service held 28.4.1878. Bell is described in inventory. Doorway of Kirkpatrick mausoleum comparable with Ross Mains and Craigdarroch doorways (these dated 1728 and 1729 respectively).

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.