Polwarth Church
The Polwarth Church , also Polwarth Kirk , is a church building near the Scottish hamlet Polwarth in the Council Area Scottish Borders . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
In the church there is a Latin inscription, which traces the church history back to a previous building from the 9th century. However, there is no reliable evidence of a church being built at the site at this time. The earliest known evidence comes from the year 1242 when David de Bernham dedicated a church building in Polwarth to Saint Mungo . Around 1378 John St. Clair of Herdmanston had the church renovated. Unusually for a simple church of this size, the structure was equipped with a tomb . This took Patrick Hume, 1st Baronet as a hiding place after the failed Rye House Plot .
After the building had not been maintained for decades, Patrick Hume, who had meanwhile been raised to the rank of first Earl of Marchmont , ordered a new church to be built at the same location. The church was essentially to be recreated, but a bell tower was to be added. Although it could have been built in the same construction phase as the bell tower, the north wing does not seem to have been added until the 19th century. In 1928 the interior was renovated. In 2005, Polwarth Church , which belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, became redundant and obsolete and has been vacant since then.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ Berwickshire News: Polwarth Kirk is one of the most significant buildings in Scotland , August 10, 2005
Web links
- Entry on Polwarth Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 44 '17.2 " N , 2 ° 23' 59.3" W.