Historic churches · Central Scotland
Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix
Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
Jim Smillie — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix is a category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB19254). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
Category C Date Added 19/04/1993 Local Authority North Lanarkshire Planning Authority North Lanarkshire Parish Old Monkland NGR NS 81867 67666 Coordinates 281867, 667666 — A McGregor Mitchell, 1890. Rectangular-plan gothic church. Snecked cream sandstone rubble, ashlar dressings, plain red tile roof. Base course, moulded eaves course, ashlar-coped skews with skewputts, buttressed nave and gable. Squat 3-stage tower at SW angle, 3-light louvered belfry apertures to 3rd stage at S and W elevations, crowstepped pediments at parapet with blocked aperture and finialled octagonal pinnacles at angles. Pointed windows, trefoil-headed to ground floor front elevation and belfry apertures. S GABLE: door to tower at left with pointed-arch doorcase, multiple-moulded to head, circular opening above, narrow 2nd stage blank, belfry apertures to 3rd stage; central bay slightly advanced to right, 3-light window to ground floor, geometric-traceried window to gallery, vesica above, Celtic-cross finial; slightly recessed bay to right with 2-light window. E ELEVATION: pointed-arch doorway within pedimented doorpiece to left, 5 windows to right. W ELEVATION: tower to right, window to 1st stage with narrow window above, belfry apertures to 3rd stage; 5 windows to left. N GABLE: single storey vestry. INTERIOR: not seen GATEPIER AND BOUNDARY WALL: 2 capped and panelled gatepiers, coped snecked rubble boundary wall. — The church was built largely through the benevolence of the Craig family of Caldercruix Mills.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
Longriggend and Meadowfield Church is located on Main Street in Caldercruix, central Scotland. This building is designated as a category C listed structure, recognising its historical and architectural significance.
AI-generated from the structured facts on this page (operator, designation, listing, era). Not a substitute for visiting.
- Coordinates
- 55.8876, -3.8903
- District
- North Lanarkshire
- Postcode
- ML6 8WD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Airdrie and Shotts
Sources
- wikidata: Q56624119 (CC0)
Other places nearby
Loading nearby places…
Nearby
📷 3Public art & sculpture · Central Scotland
Legs
Legs — a public art in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
📷 5Towns & cities · Central Scotland
Caldercruix
Caldercruix — village in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Reservoirs & lochs · Central Scotland
Hillend Reservoir
Hillend Reservoir — reservoir in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK, on North Calder Water.
📷 3Memorials & monuments · Central Scotland
Stanrigg and Arbuckle Colliery Disaster Memorial
Stanrigg and Arbuckle Colliery Disaster Memorial — a memorial in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
📷 4Reservoirs & lochs · Central Scotland
Roughrigg
Roughrigg is a reservoir in North Lanarkshire. The reservoir itself is some 137 acres in extent. The reservoir is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Airdrie.
📷 5Historic churches · Central Scotland
Clarkston Church, Airdrie
Clarkston Church, Airdrie — category C listed building-listed church in scotland-central, United Kingdom.
More places in this region
📷 3Historic churches · Central Scotland
Abbeygreen Church
Abbeygreen Church — church building in Lesmahagow, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · Central Scotland
Abdie Church
Abdie Church — church in Fife, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · Central Scotland
Abercorn Church
Abercorn Church — church in West Lothian, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Historic churches · Central Scotland
Airth Old Parish Church
Airth Old Parish Church — church in Falkirk, Scotland, UK.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix?
- Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix is in central Scotland, United Kingdom (postcode ML6 8WD).
- Is Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix a listed building?
- Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix is officially recognised as category C listed building listed.
- Is Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix free to visit?
- Yes, Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix is free to enter.
- How do I get to Longriggend And Meadowfield Church, Main Street, Caldercruix?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ML6 8WD. It sits within the Airdrie and Shotts parliamentary constituency.