Historic churches · North West England
Tongland Parish Church
In or near Twynholm.
Tongland Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tongland Parish Church is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB17127). 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 Group Category Details 100000020 - See Notes Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Tongland NGR NX 69794 53914 Coordinates 269794, 553914 — Dated 1813. Rectangular neo-Gothic hall church with square tower to N and later vestry/porch to S gable. Sandstone rubble with polished red sandstone margins and dressings, all openings recently blocked with breeze-block. 3-bay buttressed body of church, hoodmoulded Tudor-arch windows. Slate roofs, sandstone skews. Tower in 3 stages buttressed at angles. Pointed-arch openings, louvred to 3rd stage, some bipartite under square hooldmoulds. Corbelled embattled parapet with crocket pinnacles rising from angle buttresses. To E gable, circa 1900 single storey porch, flat-roofed with embattled parapet. Rubble-walled churchyard with mainly 19th-century gravestones. Churchyard contains ruins of Tongland Abbey (see separate item).
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Tongland Parish Church is located in the Scottish Lowlands. This building is designated as a category B listed structure, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8630, -4.0302
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG6 4NA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Opening
- 24/7
Sources
- wikidata: Q17794841 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tongland Parish Church?
- Tongland Parish Church is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG6 4NA).
- What is Tongland Parish Church?
- Tongland Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Tongland Parish Church?
- Drivers can use postcode DG6 4NA.
- Is Tongland Parish Church a listed building?
- Tongland Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Tongland Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, Tongland Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Tongland Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG6 4NA. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.