Kirkbean Church And Churchyard

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Kirkbean NGR NX 97979 59235 Coordinates 297979, 559235 — Willaim Craik of Arbigland, architect. Dated 1776. T-plan church incorporating existing church as east jam; 3-stage central square tower on west wall, upper part of latter rebuilt in red ashlar 1835 (dated). Walter Newall of Dumfries architect. Renovated 1881-83 to plan of Samuel Hunter, Joiner. Mostly harled with painted margins, and tall, round-headed, keystoned and small-paned windows. Tower: band at impost level of round-headed north-facing door, thermal window above: clock in painted rubble 2nd stage; corniced octagonal belfry stage on steps, alternate round- headed openings louvered: facetted dome with birdcage cap. East window partly blocked by boiler room and flanked by narrow lights in Venetian window arrangement (treated as such on interior with pilasters and entablatures) other short walls with square-headed spentings, tall window above door. Granite porch by Hunter on north wall. Roofed with graded slates. Interior: ("gutted, altered and re-seated anew" 1881-3) splayed window reveals with moulded arches: 2 doors behind communion table with Gothic panels above; octagonal pulpit; box pews in south transept aisle. Octagonal pedestal font with bronze plaques presented by U.S. Navy 6.7.1945 in memory of John Paul Jones. Churchyard is quadrangular; rubble-built walls and square gatepiers, former with ashlar cope, latter with war memorial plaques and ball finials. Some good 18th-19th century stone monuments; tomb of John Paul, father of John Paul Jones.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.