Gartmore Church

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The Gartmore Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish village of Gartmore in the Council Area Stirling . In 1979 the structure was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category C.

history

With the establishment of the Gartmore settlement in the 1790s, Robert Graham of Gartmore made the land available for the construction of a church. In 1794, first as a daughter church in Port of Menteith located parish church built Gartmore Church was founded in 1834 a parish church. In 1957, both parishes were reunited. With the reorganization of the parishes in 1983 Gartmore was united with the parish of Aberfoyles and Port of Menteith with the parish of Buchlyvies .

After the Gartmore Church had been substantially redesigned in 1872 , the Cayzer family , who resided at Gartmore House , arranged for H & D Barclay to redesign and expand Gartmore Church in 1904 .

description

The neo-Gothic revised Gartmore Church is located in the center of the small town. The entrance portal protrudes slightly on the main facade, which is exposed to the south-east. Two pointed arch windows are set in flanking each . The entrance area and the bell in 1904 were added. Three high lancet windows dominate the western gable end.

Cayzer family private cemetery

On the northwest side, the Cayzer family's small private cemetery adjoins the church property. In the middle of the cemetery is a sundial classified as a monument of the highest Scottish monument category A. The approximately 2.4 m high sandstone structure dates from the 17th century and originally stood in the gardens of Gartmore House. It was only moved to its current location in the 1960s. It is one of only 25  obelisk-shaped sundials in Scotland. It rests on a square pedestal with an octagonal base. The shaft has a square plan. Its octagonal collar is unique in Scotland . In each of the four sides of the obelisk there are hemispherical recesses in pentagons . The sundial has a total of 56 dials. It is one of the early examples of a sundial with several dials in Scotland and shows German and French influences.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
  2. ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .

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Coordinates: 56 ° 8 ′ 38.8 "  N , 4 ° 22 ′ 55"  W.