Kirk and Kirkyard, Biggings, Papa Stour

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 18/10/1977 Supplementary Information Updated 30/03/1998 Local Authority Shetland Islands Planning Authority Shetland Islands Parish Walls And Sandness NGR HU 17717 60049 Coordinates 417717, 1160049 — 1806. Symmetrical hall church of rectangular plan. Harled walls with stugged sandstone dressings. 2 leaf vertically boarded timber door centring E (entrance) elevation, 4 pane timber sash and case window centred in gablehead above, ashlar birdcage bellcote at apex with pyramidal stone roof and bell. 12 pane timber fixed light and sash and case windows to outer left and right respectively of N elevation. Stained glass memorial window depicting religious scene centred in W gable. 12 pane timber sash and case windows flanking centre of S elevation. Purple slate roof with harled skew copes and ridge tiles. INTERIOR: timber fittings; balustraded front pew with ball finialled newels and turned spindles matching balustrade to pulpit centring W wall with symmetrically disposed steps. Timber lined ceiling. KIRKYARD WALL: random rubble wall enclosing rectangular kirkyard with some 17th century gravestones, and square rubble piers flanking gate at NE corner.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.