Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Free Church, Canonbie
Free Church, Canonbie — 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
Free Church, Canonbie is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB3521). 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 Group Category Details 100000020 - See Notes Date Added 12/07/1988 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Canonbie NGR NY 38815 77075 Coordinates 338815, 577075 — Opened 5.1.1851. Rectangular-plan, 5-bay, buttressed simple Gothic Church. Stugged grey ashlar with polished dressings. Single openings, mostly hood-moulded and with pointed heads. Gabled porch at E end of S wall, vestry at W end of N wall; former has S-facing door in moulded reveals; single lights to buttressed bays; continuous string at cill level raised as hood-mould over central door on E gable - 3 single lights stepped above latter door, and gabled belfry; saw-toothed skews with gabletted skewputts; slate roof. INTERIOR: pulpit with panelled front against W gable, steps either side with ornamental wooden balustrades; roof timbers on stone corbels. — Ecclesiastical building in use as such. B group with manse (Item 6). Duke of Buccleuch would not initially grant a site for a free church, hence late building date.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Free Church, Canonbie, is a church located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is recognised as a category B listed building, indicating its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0843, -2.9600
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG14 0SZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Sources
- wikidata: Q17791427 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Free Church, Canonbie?
- Free Church, Canonbie is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG14 0SZ).
- Is Free Church, Canonbie a listed building?
- Free Church, Canonbie is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Free Church, Canonbie free to visit?
- Yes, Free Church, Canonbie is free to enter.
- How do I get to Free Church, Canonbie?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG14 0SZ. It sits within the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale parliamentary constituency.