St Cuthbert's Church and Graveyard, Kirkcudbright

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Burgh Kirkcudbright NGR NX 69073 51128 Coordinates 269073, 551128 — Circa mid 17th century, wall monument dated 1644, with later addition to S. Extensive graveyard on site of former 8th century St Cuthbert's church, (now demolished), including a range of multi-period gravestones some 17th and 18th century. Coursed and squared rubble boundary wall, including arched entrance with obelisks and 3 ball finials, re-using stones from other buildings in the town (see Notes). Further entrance to E with finialled piers. WALL MONUMENT: Renaissance wall monument to Andrew Ewart adjoining arched entrance, dated 1644. Central panel under pointed arch depicting symbols of mortality and inscription. Flanked by paired engaged stylised Corinthian columns. 3 shaped gables above. GRAVESTONES: range of 17th and 18th century and later tombstones, table slabs and monuments. Two memorials to covenanters with later re-cut inscriptions. Further memorials to Billy Marshall dated 1792 and to William Hannah Clarke by Alexander Proudfoot, dated 1924. — St Cuthbert's churchyard is a fine example of a 17th century churchyard with a number of well detailed memorials from the 17th and 18th century. The churchyard is on the site of the 8th century St Cuthbert's Church. The church is said to have been established by St Cuthbert, who is patron saint of Kirkcudbright, and that his body rested there during the flight of monks from Lindisfarne. The boundary walls of the church contain some stones re-used from buildings in the town. Whilst some records suggest that stone from a house on the site of the former County Buildings was used, others indicate that the churchyard gate is the old town Meiklega

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.