Historic churches · Scottish Lowlands
Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton
Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton — 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
Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB17100). 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 04/11/1971 Local Authority Dumfries And Galloway Planning Authority Dumfries And Galloway Parish Parton NGR NX 69691 69901 Coordinates 269691, 569901 — Walter Newall, 1832, plan; Adam Halliday, builder, executed Newall's plan (1832-1834). Three bay, two storey, rectangular plan neo-Gothic church with 3-stage tower to north gable. Main entrance to south gable. Whinstone walls, droved red sandstone quoins, polished sandstone margins. Bull-faced granite base course. Depressed-arched openings with hoodmoulds. Tower flanked by low piend-roofed porches, each with door. Single window to ground, bipartite to second stage, tripartite louvred openings to third. Corniced between stages, battlemented parapet. Timber windows with multi-pane glazing and Y-tracery, opaque glass. Eaves cornice, slate roofs. Rubble-walled churchyard with pair of coped gatepiers. 17th and 18th century gravestones, though majority are 19th century. — B group with Parton Old Church (see separate listing). Place of worship in use as such.
From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.
Place summary
The Parish Church and Graveyard in Parton is located in the Scottish Lowlands. It is designated as a category B listed building, highlighting its architectural and historical significance.
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- Coordinates
- 55.0066, -4.0390
- District
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Postcode
- DG7 3NE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dumfries and Galloway
Sources
- wikidata: Q17792221 (CC0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton?
- Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode DG7 3NE).
- Is Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton a listed building?
- Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
- Is Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton free to visit?
- Yes, Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton is free to enter.
- How do I get to Parish Church and Graveyard, Parton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DG7 3NE. It sits within the Dumfries and Galloway parliamentary constituency.