Stewarton Parish Church

Heritage listing

Category B Date Added 14/04/1971 Local Authority East Ayrshire Planning Authority East Ayrshire Burgh Stewarton NGR NS 41888 45686 Coordinates 241888, 645686 — 1696, with later alterations in 1723, 1775, and 1825 (see Notes). Now roughly Greek cross-plan church with unusual off-centre bell tower to W and pair of advanced 2- and 3-bay gabled aisles to S. Sandstone rubble with some raised, ashlar margins. Later, single-storey porch and vestry extensions. W ELEVATION: gable with advanced, off-centre corniced bell-tower with square-plan belfry supported by corner columns with bell and surmounted by dome, conical pinnacle and finial. Triangular window to ground. Above; plaque with carved Y representing local legend (see Notes); date of 1696 and clock. Predominantly margined metal fixed windows. Some stained glass. Skews. Wallhead stack. INTERIOR: (seen 2008). Good cohesive, largely 19th century interior with timber pews. High quality decoratively carved pulpit, font, communion table and organ case. 4-panel timber doors. Staircases with metal balusters and timber banisters. Timber gallery to E and W, supported by iron columns. Number of 19th and 20th century stained glass windows. Pair of windows on either side of the pulpit represent Dorcas and St Paul. CHURCHYARD: predominantly 18th and 19th century gravestones. Some decorative carvings to headstones; one iron recumbent gravestone; ashlar lair to N (in disrepair). BOUNDARY WALLS: coped rubble walls to N, S, E and W. — Place of worship in use as such. This was the only church in Stewarton until the 19th century and it is an important part of the history of the town. Later alterations and additions have changed the plan-from considerably and resulted in the bell tower assuming its off-centre form. The core of the church dates

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.