Kirkpatrick Durham Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Kirkpatrick Durham NGR NX 78623 69905 Coordinates 278623, 569905 — Rectangular hall church dated 1748 on N gable, with aisle and tower to W probably of 1810 forming T-plan church. James Turner and Joseph Douglas reroof church, restore bellcote and complete pulpit and presenters box in 1810. Walling rendered except N gable squared rubble, all with raised margins and quoins of polished red sandstone; chamfered jambs to all openings. Original church 5-bay rectangular hall church, windows enlarged from lancets in keeping with 19th-century addition, timber Y-tracery. Gable-end windows 3-light lancets, to N with heraldic roundel above inscribed VK 1748, to S with blind oculus. 2-bay aisle to W incorporating square bell-tower to W buttressed gable, all of 1810. Stepped buttresses flank round-headed doorway with fanlight, and square-headed small pane window to 1st; blind oculus at apex. Above gable rises single stage tower with hoodmoulded louvred openings. Embattled parapet with pinnacles at angles. Eaves cornice throughout, more elaborate moulding to 1810 W gable, sandstone skews and skewputts. INTERIOR: completely remodelled circa 1960 with screen wall cutting off 1810 aisle. Galleries removed, pulpit resited. Rubble-walled churchyard with mainly 18th and 19th century stones. Good table monument to Mary Mclellan, 1697, wife of John Nielson covenanting martyr and laird of Corsock. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. The heraldic panel in N gable has been identified as that of William Kennedy, abbot of Crossraguel 1520-47. The slab appears to be 16th century work with the later date 1748 incised when the slab was incorporated in the new church building.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.