Portpatrick Old Parish Church
The Portpatrick Old Parish Church is a ruined church in the Scottish village of Portpatrick in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A. Furthermore, the facility is protected as a Scheduled Monument .
description
The church was completed in 1629. There may have been a chapel previously dedicated to Saint Patrick at the site . With the new construction of Portpatrick Parish Church in 1842, the building became obsolete.
The building is on St Patrick Street in the center of town. It has a cross-shaped floor plan. The nave and choir have a total length of 17.3 m with a width of 5.8 m. The transept is 14.6 m long with the same width. The roughly 90 cm thick masonry consists of quarry stone with details of red sandstone .
On the west side is a round four-story bell tower. Round bell towers are very rare in Scotland. Only the Crossmichael Parish Church in the region has a similar tower. The tower has a diameter of five meters with a 1.1 m thick masonry. A simple cornice runs between the first and second floors . The tower closes with a slate-covered conical roof with a lantern . The tower may have been built in front of the church and was once free. It could also have served as a beacon once .
42 possibly prehistoric slate artifacts have been found on the site. They are in the collections of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland and the Stranraer Museum, respectively .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Scheduled Monument - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ a b c d Entry on Portpatrick Old Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
Web links
- Entry on Portpatrick Old Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 50 ′ 33.7 " N , 5 ° 6 ′ 59.7" W.