Ayton Parish Church
The Ayton Parish Church is a church building near the Scottish town of Ayton in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1999 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
Since the 12th century, the St Dionysius' Church was a church building in the immediate vicinity. Today its ruin is classified as a Category B monument. In the 1860s it was decided to build a new church. The Edinburgh architect James Maitland Wardrop was responsible for the design of today's Ayton Parish Church . The work carried out between 1864 and 1866 had a total cost of £ 7,000. A large part of the costs came from Alexander Mitchell-Innes , who resided at the nearby Ayton Castle . In 1973 the interior was restored and redesigned.
description
Ayton Parish Church is isolated in a forest a few hundred meters southeast of Ayton on the right bank of Eye Water . The neo-Gothic building has an almost T-shaped floor plan. Its masonry is made of cream-colored sandstone that is slightly embossed . Details and borders are set off with polished sandstone. Pointed-arched windows and pointed-arched tracery are embedded along the facade . The windows close with simple cornices . The three-story bell tower rises up in the southwest corner of the building. It closes with a pointed stone helmet. Buttresses run along the edges .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
- Entry on Ayton Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 50 '27.6 " N , 2 ° 7' 3.5" W.