Kilbirnie Auld Kirk
The Kilbirnie Auld Kirk is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Kilbirnie in the Council Area of North Ayrshire . In 1980 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. It is dedicated to Saint Brendan .
history
The history of Christian sacred buildings at this location can be traced back to the 6th century. During this period, the Irish missionary Brendan built a chapel there. The architectural history of today's church building is complex and spans five centuries. It begins with the construction of an elongated chapel in 1470. A bell tower was added just twenty years later. Two further construction phases are dated to the years 1597 and 1642. More details were likely added in the 18th century. After extensive restoration in the mid-1850s, a new transept was built between 1903 and 1905. As an architect draws Charles Johnson from Edinburgh to design responsible.
description
The structure is located at the intersection of Dalry Road and Kirkland Road in the south of Kilbirnie. The masonry of the nave, which was built in 1470, consists of quarry stone roughly hewn into cuboids, which was processed into layered masonry. The two-story bell tower ends with a gable roof . The bell sits at the gable in a small, cage-shaped structure with a pyramid roof from the middle of the 18th century. The transepts are made with stepped gables . The part of the building added in 1642 is equipped with three lancet windows. A round stair tower with an entrance portal emerges on the east side. The roofs are covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Kilbirnie Auld Kirk in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Kilbirnie Auld Kirk in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
Coordinates: 55 ° 44 ′ 48.7 " N , 4 ° 41 ′ 11.4" W.