Glencorse Old Parish Church
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The Glencorse Old Parish Church , also Glencorse Old Kirk , is a church building in the Scottish city of Penicuik in the Council Area Midlothian . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in the highest category A. Furthermore, it was classified as a Scheduled Monument until 2013 .
history
The church building was built in 1665 as the parish church of the Parish of Glencorse . It originated in an ancient religious site called Erncraig . In the same century, the structure fell victim to a fire and was restored in 1699. Robert Trotter (not to be confused with the actor and director of the same name), who lived in the nearby Bush House , donated an area to the church that is still used as a cemetery today. He also probably initiated the construction of the wooden helmet with which the bell tower closes. The writer Robert Louis Stevenson visited the Glencorse Old Parish Church and described the structure as "the most delightful place on earth". After the building had served as a parish church until the 1880s, the new construction of the Glencorse Parish Church made it obsolete and fell into disrepair. Around 2004 the ruin received a new roof and was partially restored. However, the work is unfinished.
description
The Glencorse Old Parish Church is located in a small wood north of Penicuik. Originally it was an elongated building, but the addition of a transept gave it a cruciform floor plan. The masonry is made of quarry stone. The bell tower from 1811 rises up on the west-facing front. This has a square floor plan. The layered masonry made of ashlar is simple and designed with a cornice . He closes with a pointed helmet with a weather vane . On the north side, the part of the transept called Glencorse Aisle goes off, while the southern part is called Woodhouselee Aisle . The latter is designed with tracery from the year of reconstruction in 1699. The building closes with slate roofs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Glencorse Old Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 51 ′ 16.7 " N , 3 ° 12 ′ 26.5" W.