Cranshaws Church
The Cranshaws Church , also Cranshaws Kirk , is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland . It is located in the hamlet of Cranshaws near the Scottish town of Longformacus in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1997 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
Churches have been documented for centuries at the site of today's Cranshaws Church. The current church is a new church from 1739. It rests on the same foundations. Andrew Smith of Whitchester and Cranshaws commissioned Duns- born architect George Fortune with the planning. The work was carried out in 1898.
A plate with the royal coat of arms is embedded near the north portal. It comes from a previous building. According to legend, the clergyman received King James VI of Scotland . not for prayer. To help his forgetfulness on the jumps, the king then had his coat of arms installed in the church. Presumably, however, the coat of arms simply indicates that the royal house had extended rights in the parish. The fact that the plate probably dates from 1473 supports this assumption.
description
Cranshaws Church is isolated in the middle of the surrounding cemetery on the southern edge of Cranshaws. It is one of the few neo-Romanesque church buildings in Scotland. The masonry consists of roughly hewn quarry stone with details of red sandstone . The entrance area emerges on the south side. The round-arched portal is designed with ribbon-ornamented garments . The arched windows are partly provided with lead glass . A rounded apse emerges on the rear east side facing the Whiteadder Water . The building closes with a slate roof . The ridge is covered with terracotta .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
- Entry on Cranshaws Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 50 ′ 55.7 " N , 2 ° 29 ′ 34.9" W.