Scone Old Parish Church, Burnside, New Scone

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 05/10/1971 Supplementary Information Updated 18/02/2013 Local Authority Perth And Kinross Planning Authority Perth And Kinross Parish Scone NGR NO 13209 25595 Coordinates 313209, 725595 — 1804 and John Bell, 1833-4 (see Notes). Gothic, T-plan church, situated within church yard. Pinned rubble with raised, ashlar margins. Part-glazed entrance doors to E and W elevations with Venetian-style windows above. W elevation with ogee-capped Doric pillared bellcote with 1614 bell; datestone 1784 at base. Other, rectangular and pointed-arch window openings, some champfered. Interior includes outstanding 17th century Stormont pew. Predominantly fixed timber windows; some with simple tracery. Grey slates, raised skews. INTERIOR: (seen, 2012). Refurnished, 1966. Timber pews, pulpit and communion table. Contains 1616, elaborately carved, columned and canopied timber Stormont pew with 2 aediculed coats of arms and elaborate finials at top (see Notes). SESSION HOUSE: 1877, John Macdonald. Single storey, irregular-plan session house, situated near to entrance to kirkyard. Coursed rubble. Canted pedimented entrance bay to SW, with shouldered door-case with panelled timber entrance door with fanlight above. Predominantly multi-pane timber sash and case windows. Irregular piended roofs, grey slates. Raised skews to gable. Tall, coped, wallhead stacks. INTERIOR: (seen, 2012). Original room layout largely intact. Slatted timber-panelled session room with decorative cornice and open timber roof. CHURCHYARD: surrounds church. Variety of gravestones, including some with carvings, some Celtic crosses, dating from early 19th century. Includes 1840-1, large, elaborate, Baroque monument to David Douglas (see Notes); stepped plinth; clasping pilasters; inscribed face to S; vases

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.