Hutton and Corrie Parish Church and Churchyard, Boreland

Heritage listing

Category A Date Added 03/08/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Hutton And Corrie NGR NY 17048 90833 Coordinates 317048, 590833 — Rectangular-plan church built probably first quarter 18th century, perhaps incorporating earlier fabric; N jamb added 1763 (dated) forming T-plan. Vestry and porch added to W gable 1858, George Schoular mason; renovated 1871 (?porches on remaining gables added then), - Crombie of Dumfries architect. Mainly harled; margins, porches and belfry all red ashlar. Key-stoned basket-arched windows all 1763, inner windows on long S elevation (flanking pulpit) heightened by Crombie, windows to other elevations with cills lowered some 12" perhaps in 1st half of 19th century. Body of church is fairly long and thick-walled. Open W porch has shouldered doorway; birdcage belfry above (?by Crombie). Straight skews with moulded skewputts; cross finial at W. All roofs covered with graded slates. Interior: good artisan monument dated 1757 with classical ornament, on jamb E wall; pulpit has panelled front. Churchyard enclosed mainly by iron fence, gate at NE, square red ashlar corniced gatepiers with pyramidal caps; steps alongside. Some good 17th-19th century headstones; Shaw enclosure against church E wall. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. OSA gives 1764 as date of building. E-W orientation of body of church may indicate re-use of pre-Reformation fabric, but harling prevents further analysis. Change of Category B to A 22.2.88

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.