Kirkdale Kirk
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The Kirkdale Kirk , also Kirkdale Church , is a ruined church near the Scottish town of Carsluith in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, together with Kirkdale House , its stables and Kirkdale Bridge, it is part of a category A monument ensemble.
description
The structure is largely isolated around 2.5 km east of Carsluith. Presumably it was built in the early 18th century. Today only fragments of the 1.1 m thick quarry stone masonry overgrown with ivy are preserved. A 2.8 m high fragment of the north facade is best preserved. The inner surface of the church is 19.9 m × 8.1 m. On the south-east side a 8.3 m × 5.6 m measuring burial place is demarcated. Numerous well-preserved graves from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the surrounding cemetery. Some are elaborately demarcated with cast iron fences.
In the western part of the cemetery, a mausoleum should be emphasized, which is a listed building along with the church ruins. The building has a square floor plan. Its masonry is made of quarry stone, with the entrance area set off with polished granite . The door closes with a crowning cornice on corbels . The inscription FOR AS IN ADAM ALL DIE, EVEN SO IN CHRIST SHALL BE MADE ALIVE is engraved on the lintel . A semicircular sandstone plaque with the inscription ERECTED BY SIR SAMUEL HANNAY 1787 is inserted above it . The plaque is possibly of a later date and was set into the recess of a former combatant window. There is a pointed arch window on each of the side facades . A grooved cornice runs around below the flat, slate-covered pyramid roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Kirkdale Kirk in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Kirkdale Kirk in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 51 '32.7 " N , 4 ° 19' 10.1" W.