Dalserf Parish Church
The Dalserf Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish hamlet of Dalserf in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
An 11th century Norman hogback can be found in the surrounding cemetery . This suggests that it has been a Christian site since then at the latest. It may have been a chapel dedicated to Serf or Machan. The oldest parts of today's Dalserf Parish Church date from 1655. Large parts of the church that is preserved today were rebuilt in 1721. The building was modernized in 1819 and 1894.
description
The Dalserf Parish Church stands in a meander of the Clyde in the hamlet of Dalserf. The two-story, five-axis building has a roughly T-shaped floor plan. The cast iron chhatri with a curved hood on the protruding wing is striking . A floral ornamented ribbon runs around below the hood. A clock is set in the flattened gable below the chhatri. The entrance portal in the inner corner is accessible via a front staircase with a wrought iron railing. Arched windows flank the wing.
The rear facade is stepped. There were framed windows installed different size. On the west side a stone staircase leads up to the main entrance. Two more doors, one of them with a fighter window , can be found on the east side. The final roofs are covered with gray slate. At the back there is a small first fireplace. Like the facades, it is plastered with Harl .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Scotland's Churches Trust information
- Entry on Dalserf Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 5.5 ″ N , 3 ° 54 ′ 46.7 ″ W.