How do I get to St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner?

Drivers can use postcode DG8 9AN.

Is St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner a listed building?

St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.

How do I get to St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner?

Drivers can navigate to postcode DG8 9AN. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.

Historic churches · North West England

St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner

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St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 30 min–1 h

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St Kennera Church and Churchyard, Main Street, Kirkinner is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB13113). 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 17/12/1979 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Kirkinner NGR NX 42315 51456 Coordinates 242315, 551456 — Built 1828; Paul Mcclure, builder. Rectangular Gothic hall church with tower to W, small vestry to E gable. Rubble walling with polished red sandstone dressings. 3-bay buttressed side walls with pointed-arch perpendicular traceried windows, lozenge glazing. Squat tower in 2 uneven stages with angle buttresses and string courses marking levels. Square-headed chamfered door to ground, blind lancets above, louvred belfry embattled parapet. INTERIOR: panel-fronted gallery to 3 sides supported on 4 small cast-iron columns and 2 larger in timber. Wine-glass, octagonal panelled pulpit on raised podium, barley sugar twist balusters to stairs. Delicate plaster ceiling rose. Ancient stone celtic cross now housed inside church. Rubble walled churchyard with many good 18th century gravestones. VAN AGNEW MAUSOLEUM: in SE corner of Churchyard. Outstanding 18th century classical mausoleum in ruinous condition. Ashlar, rectangular in plan, with Ionic pilasters keystoned arches and niches and carved armorials.

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

Place summary

St Kennera Church and Churchyard is located on Main Street in Kirkinner, within the Scottish Lowlands. This site is designated as a category B listed building, highlighting its architectural and historical significance.

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Coordinates: 54.8333, -4.4566
District: Dumfries and Galloway
Postcode: DG8 9AN
Parliamentary constituency: Dumfries and Galloway

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wikidata: Q17807442 (CC0)

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