Lochwinnoch Parish Church
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The Lochwinnoch Parish Church is a church building of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland in the Scottish town of Lochwinnoch in the Council Area Renfrewshire . In 1971 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The earliest Christian activity in what is now Lochwinnoch probably dates back to Celtic monks and can be dated to the 6th century. Appropriately used stones were found in the area. In the 12th century the lands were assigned to Paisley Abbey . The oldest known church in Lochwinnoch is the Auld Simon, only preserved in fragments today . It dates from 1729, but there were probably previous buildings at the same location. After the church was classified as unsafe at the beginning of the 19th century, construction of the current church began in 1806. The first service was held on October 4, 1808. With the split of the Free Church of Scotland from the Church of Scotland in 1843, the parish also split up, with the Free Church moving into a new building. In 1947 the two communities reunited.
description
The building is on Church Street in the southeast of the village. It is made of quarry stone and has an unevenly octagonal floor plan. A three-story bell tower with an octagonal, pointed helmet rises in the middle of the north-facing front. It is surrounded by a portico with Doric columns, which leads to a round arched portal with a window . The first floor of the tower is provided with openings on all sides, which are suspected to have triangular gables. Tower clocks are installed on all sides on the floor above. The church building closes with a slate-covered platform roof . At the rear is a lower building in neo-Gothic style, which was added in 1901.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Network presence of the parish
- Entry on Lochwinnoch Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 47 ′ 38 " N , 4 ° 37 ′ 42.6" W.