Tynron Parish Church
The Tynron Parish Church is a church building in the Scottish hamlet of Tynron in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1986 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
At the beginning of the 17th century a church was built on the site. The oldest gravestones in the associated cemetery date from 1683. The Covenanter’s Grave from 1685 also dates from this time. The church was rebuilt around 1750. The current building was built in 1837 to a design by the Scottish architect William Burn . Some of the leaded glass windows were designed by Cottier & Co. around 1892 . Individual windows on the north and south sides were added around 1878 and around 1912, respectively.
description
The Tynron Parish Church is located in the center of the hamlet of Tynron. The neo-Gothic building has a T-shaped floor plan. Its masonry consists of reddish stone blocks that were built into a layered masonry . Coupled pointed arch windows are set in along the façade . The building edges are designed with stripped buttresses . Grotesque gargoyles protrude from the corners of the slender bell tower on the north side. The tower closes with a slate-covered pyramid roof .
In 1998, the unused church was entered on the Scotland List of Endangered Structures. However, her condition was rated as good with low risk in 2014.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Tynron Parish Church in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Tynron Parish Church in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 13 ′ 0.5 ″ N , 3 ° 52 ′ 42.1 ″ W.