Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn
Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB17082). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
Category B Date Added 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Rerrick NGR NX 79919 51280 Coordinates 279919, 551280 — Built circa 1858. Small Neo Gothic church with steeply pitched gabled roof. Squared coursed bull-faced rubble walling, polished window margins and dressings. Rectangular church with chancel, buttresses to angles and to nave. 3-bay nave with gabled porch to NE, pointed-arch doorway. Nave windows single lancets with hood-mould; N and S gables with geometric traceried windows. Bellcote to N gable, sandstone skews with cross-finials at gable apexes. Steeply pitched slate roofs. Porch with diamond-tiles.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Auchencairn Parish Church is located on Church Road in Auchencairn, in the Scottish Lowlands. This structure is designated as a category B listed building, indicating its historical and architectural significance.
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- Coordinates
- 54.8419, -3.8714
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG7 1QS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q17792591 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn?
- Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG7 1QS).
- Is Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn a listed building?
- Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn free to visit?
- Yes, Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn is free to enter.
- How do I get to Auchencairn Parish Church, Church Road, Auchencairn?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG7 1QS. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.