Historic churches · Central Scotland
Carrington Parish Church
Carrington Parish Church — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Carrington Parish Church is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB6647). 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 22/01/1971 Local Authority Midlothian Planning Authority Midlothian Parish Carrington NGR NT 31853 60592 Coordinates 331853, 660592 — 1710. Single storey, 3-bay, traditional T-plan church with square-plan tower. Random pink sandstone rubble with droved and polished dressings. Base course; moulded eaves cornice. Chamfered reveals; pointed-arched, diamond-glazed, Y-traceried window inserted by Thomas Brown, 1838; long and short quoins; boarded timber doors. S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: symmetrical. 3-stage entrance tower with spire advanced to centre; doorway (formerly leading to pulpit) to centre of ground floor with tooled lintel reading "1710"; 8-pane fanlight surmounted by ogee-arched louvred opening; small single pane window to left return. 3rd stage former dovecot, round-arched louvred opening to centre of each elevation; flightholes under eaves. Ironwork weathervane and cockerel to apex of spire. Windows to flanking bays to left and right; 2-leaf doorways flanking to outer left and right. 2 sundials symmetrically placed on left and right angles E ELEVATION: symmetrical; window to centre, remains of former window above. N ELEVATION: near-symmetrical; 3-bay; gabled bay to centre advanced with large pane, pointed-arched window to centre; infilled window below; window to right return; window to left return, flanked to right by 2-leaf door with 8-pane fanlight; flanking bay to right blank; bay to left infilled window to right of ground floor; infilled window with carved pediment to left of 1st floor. W ELEVATION: symmetrical; window to centre surmounted by large pane window. Predominantly pointed-arched, diamond-pane windows. Graded grey slate roof and grey slate ridge. Stone skews. Cast-iron rainwater goods. INTERIOR: mezzanined interior by Crighton La
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Carrington Parish Church is located in central Scotland. It is designated as a category B listed building, recognising its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.8337, -3.0896
- District
- Midlothian
- Postcode
- EH23 4LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Midlothian
Sources
- wikidata: Q17826822 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carrington Parish Church?
- Carrington Parish Church is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode EH23 4LR).
- Is Carrington Parish Church a listed building?
- Carrington Parish Church is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Carrington Parish Church free to visit?
- Yes, Carrington Parish Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to Carrington Parish Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode EH23 4LR. It sits within the Midlothian parliamentary constituency.