Crossmichael Parish Church

Crossmichael Parish Church
Crossmichael Parish Church and burial ground
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54°58′52″N 3°59′11″W / 54.98111°N 3.98639°W / 54.98111; -3.98639
LocationCrossmichael
CountryScotland
DenominationChurch of Scotland
History
Founded1751, with 16th- or 17th-century tower
Architecture
Functional statusIn use
Heritage designationCategory A listed building
Designated1971

Crossmichael Parish Church is an ecclesiastical building in Crossmichael, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It lies on a knoll, which was probably an ancient site of worship, at the north end of the village. Its tower may date from 1611, but the main block was built in 1749–1751, and there were additions and alterations in the nineteenth century. Its interior is an unusually complete example of Georgian church design. It was designated a Category A listed building in 1971.

The church's burial grounds contain tombstones from the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries. One of its burial enclosures has on its east face an ornately carved memorial for William Gordon of Greenlaw, which is itself independently listed at Category A.

As of 2022 the church is still in regular use as a place of worship, and its former hearse house is owned by a community group and used as an information centre.


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