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St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis

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St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis — category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h
  • Free entry
  • Family-friendly

About

St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis is a category B listed building-listed church in scotland-highlands, United Kingdom, registered on the Historic Environment Scotland register (entry LB11555). 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 11/06/1971 Supplementary Information Updated 28/06/2019 Local Authority Angus Planning Authority Angus Parish Glamis NGR NO 38629 46865 Coordinates 338629, 746865 — Dated 1792, much altered, chancel added 1933. Plain, rectangular-plan aisleless church with classical bell-tower spire. Squared and snecked rubble with dressed ashlar quoins. Round-headed openings; deeply-chamfered hoodmoulded doorway; Y-tracery; stone mullions. W (TOWER) ELEVATION: 4-stage entrance tower projecting to centre of otherwise blank gabled elevation. Tall 1st stage with hoodmoulded, round-headed doorway, deep-set studded boarded timber door, round-headed window and carved stone with mutuled cornice above. Slightly reduced 2nd stage with clock to each face giving way to further reduced octagonal 3rd stage (bell chamber) with round-headed arcading (alternately blind and louvered) below octagonal spire with fish weathervane. E ELEVATION: 3-light traceried window to chancel projecting at centre, and flanking round-headed lights on canted returns. S ELEVATION: 3 large traceried windows, that to centre blocked with small pitch-roofed porch projecting at ground, blocked tracery visible above; outer bays with square-headed windows to each floor and further similar window beyond to left at ground. N ELEVATION: 2 large traceried windows flanking blank centre bay, small square-headed window to ground left, and similar window to outer bays at gallery. Multi-pane, leaded and margined windows, stained glass (see below) to E windows of N and S elevations. Grey slates. Stepped ashlar skews with square skewputts. INTERIOR: refurbished 1933 galleried. Fixed timber pews with carved ends and finely carved gallery; parquet floor; panelled ceiling; boarded timber dadoes. Wide chancel arch to rais

From Historic Environment Scotland under OGL v3.

Place summary

St Fergus's Church is located on Kirkwynd in Glamis, within the Scottish Highlands. It is a category B listed building, recognised for its architectural and historical significance.

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Coordinates
56.6096, -3.0014
District
Angus
Postcode
DD8 1RT
Parliamentary constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens
Opening
08:00-19:00

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Frequently asked questions

Where is St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis?
St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD8 1RT).
Is St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis a listed building?
St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis is officially recognised as category B listed building listed.
Is St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis free to visit?
Yes, St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis is free to enter.
How do I get to St Fergus's Church, Kirkwynd, Glamis?
Drivers can navigate to postcode DD8 1RT. It sits within the Angus and Perthshire Glens parliamentary constituency.