Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Old Church, Virginhall
Old Church, Virginhall — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Old Church, Virginhall is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB17273). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 03/08/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Penpont NGR NX 86445 95463 Coordinates 286445, 595463 — John Jardine contractor, Messrs MacLauchlan, Gatelawbridge, masons, Samuel Bell, joiner. Built circa 1843. Former Free church built on sloping site. Plain rectangular-plan with lower (?)vestry adjoining west gable, west-facing flat-arched cartway at basement level alongside. Rubble-built with ashlar dressings; painted margins to tall, round-headed windows (these mostly now blocked). Gabled red ashlar porch with round-headed doorway central on north wall and off-centre at west. 5 windows on north wall 4 on south wall, 3-light east gable windows (bronze ?) birdcage belfry over west gable with tall weathervane finial. Slate roofs. — No longer in ecclesiastical use. Duke of Buccleuch would not grant a site for a free church and the best available site proved to be this sloping, roadside garden plot. Virginhall congregation joined Morton UP in 1924 (3rd Stat. Acc. p.188).
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Old Church, Virginhall is a church located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is designated as a category C listed building, recognising its historical and architectural significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.2403, -3.7874
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG3 4AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Sources
- wikidata: Q56622769 (CC0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Old Church, Virginhall?
- Old Church, Virginhall is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG3 4AD).
- What is Old Church, Virginhall?
- Old Church, Virginhall — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Old Church, Virginhall?
- Drivers can use postcode DG3 4AD.
- Is Old Church, Virginhall a listed building?
- Old Church, Virginhall is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Old Church, Virginhall free to visit?
- Yes, Old Church, Virginhall is free to enter.
- How do I get to Old Church, Virginhall?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG3 4AD. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.