Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Parish Church, Crawford
In or near Leadhills.
Parish Church, Crawford — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Leadhills · 9.4 km
- Free entry
Getting there & planning your visit
The nearest railway station to the Parish Church in Crawford is Leadhills, located 9.4 km away. The postcode for the church is ML12 6TN, which you can use for sat-nav coordinates. Entry to the church is free.
About
Parish Church, Crawford is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB6667). 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 B Date Added 27/04/1995 Local Authority South Lanarkshire Planning Authority South Lanarkshire Parish Crawford NGR NS 95556 20833 Coordinates 295556, 620833 — James Maitland Wardrop, 1874. Rectangular-plan Gothic-style former Church of Scotland with rounded apse, porch and belfry. Snecked and bull-faced red rubble sandstone, ashlar dressings, slate roof. Base course, eaves course, ashlar-coped sawtooth skews with bracketted skewputts; lancet windows with chamfered jambs, hoodmoulds to front elevation and (ecclesiastical) west gable. FRONT ELEVATION: 6-bay, gabled porch 2nd bay from right with stop-chamfered jambs, moulded pointed arch with hoodmould, 2-leaf boarded timber doors. (ECCLESIASTICAL) W GABLE: 2 tall lancets, rose window at gallery level, birdcage bellcote with weathercock finial and pyramidal roof corbelled at gable apex. REAR ELEVATION: 6 windows to right, shoulder-headed door to boilerhouse at left. (ECCLESIASTICAL) E END: rounded apse with 3 windows and semi-conical roof. INTERIOR: most furnishings removed (1995). Hammerbeam roof; various rolls of honour, war and other memorials; stained glass windows (some memorials); modern partitioning at (ecclesiastical) W end; semi-circular seat with boarded dado at apse. — Ecclesiastical building no longer in use as such; closed 1994.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Parish Church, Crawford, is located in the Scottish Lowlands. This church is designated as a category B listed building, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.4701, -3.6537
- District
- South Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML12 6TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Nearest railway station
- Leadhills — 9.4 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q17847941 (CC0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Parish Church, Crawford?
- Parish Church, Crawford is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode ML12 6TN).
- What is Parish Church, Crawford?
- Parish Church, Crawford — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Parish Church, Crawford?
- The nearest railway station is Leadhills, about 9.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode ML12 6TN.
- Is Parish Church, Crawford a listed building?
- Parish Church, Crawford is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Parish Church, Crawford free to visit?
- Yes, Parish Church, Crawford is free to enter.
- How do I get to Parish Church, Crawford?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ML12 6TN. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.