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Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway on Wikipedia.
Annan. © Bill
Henderson.
Anwoth, the parish church. Its
category B listing dates it to 1826-7. NX 5822 5596. From an old postcard (franked 1903) in Steve Bulman's
Collection. A 2021
Streetview. Kevin Price advises that it was closed in 2001 and
subsequently sold. The remains of
Anwoth Old Kirk stand less than a quarter of a mile to the north, at
NX 5828 5621. The memorial to
Samuel Rutherford (Wikipedia
entry), one-time minister of Anwoth Church. Both © Alan Marsden
(2024). The churchyard is
Category A listed.
Canmore.
Applegarthtown, Applegarth,
Sibbaldie and Johnstone Church
(CoS). NY 104 843. © Peter Amsden (2014).
Link.
Auchencairn, (Church of Scotland). © Bill
Henderson.
Balmaclennan, Balmaclennan & Kells Minster (CoS). © James Murray (2009).
Link.
Bankend, Caerlaverock Church of
Scotland. Another view. NY 025
692. Both © Steve Bulman (2015).
Grade B listed.
Barhobble (near Airylick), the
surviving lower courses of the church, on an early Christian site. © Alan
Marsden (2024).
Link. Canmore
- supplies a grid ref. of
NX 3104 4941.
Beeswing,
the former Lochend Church, undergoing conversion to a private residence. © James
Murray (2009).
Borgue, the parish church. NX 629 484. © Steve Bulman.
Buittle, (Church of
Scotland), built 1819. The Auld Kirk. Both ©
Bill Henderson.
Burnhead, former church, now in secular use. © James Murray (2009).
Caerlaverock, the chapel of Caerlaverock Castle is believed to have been on
the first floor. NY 025 655. © Steve Bulman (2010).
Canonbie, United Parish Church (CoS and United Free CoS).
POWiS dates it to 1821-2, on or close to the site of vanished predecessor. NY 3949
7633. © Bill Henderson.
Another view, © Steve Bulman (2012).
Link.
Category B listed. The churchyard itself, and a monument therein are also
category B listed. A former Free Church stands
about ½ a mile to the north-west. Seen by
Streetview in 2021, it
pre-dates a map surveyed in 1857. Its
Category B listing dates it to 1851. NY 3882 7708.
Carsphairn, Parish Church. © James
Murray (2009).
Castle Douglas,
(Church of Scotland). © Bill Henderson. The former St. Andrew (which was the parish church), converted into a
theatre in the 1990's. © James Murray (2009).
Caulkerbush, Southwick Parish Church.
NX 927 573. © Steve Bulman.
Challoch, All Saints (Scottish
Episcopal). NX 385 674. © Peter Amsden (2014). Link.
Colvend, the Parish Church. 84 NX 862 542.
© Steve Bulman.
Creetown, Kirkmabreck Parish
Church (CoS). Another view.
Both © James Murray (2009).
Crossmichael, Parish Church. Another view. Both © James Murray (2009).
Cummertrees. © Bill Henderson.
Dalbeattie.
Dalswinton, Barony Church. Another view. Both © James Murray (2009).
Dornock, Parish Church.
Another view. NY 230 659. Both © Steve
Bulman (2010).
Dumfries.
Dundrennan, Rerrick Parish Church. © Bill
Henderson. Dundrennan Abbey. Four further views - 1,
2, 3, 4, and a
decorated grave slab. NX 748 474. All © Steve Bulman (2010).
Link.
Dunscore, Parish Church (CoS). © James
Murray (2009).
Eastriggs, Church of
Scotland. ca. NY 245 663. St.
John the Evangelist (Episcopal). NY 245 662. Both © Steve Bulman
(2010).
Eskdalemuir, the Parish
Church (CoS). Samye-Ling Tibetan
Monastery and Centre. Link.
Both © James Murray (2009).
Ewes, Parish Church (CoS). NY 369 908. © Bill Henderson.
Gatehouse of Fleet.
Glencaple, former(?) church on Church
Street. It may be the one referred to
here in the early
1880's as a Free Church. Another view.
NX 995 688. Both © Steve Bulman (2015).
Gretna, St. Andrew (CoS) on Loanwath Road. © Jim Parker (2012).
Link. All Saints Episcopal Church on Annan Road. © Jim
Parker (2012). Link. Gretna Community
Church meet at the Richard Greenhow Centre on Central Avenue. © Jim Parker (2012). Link. The former
St. Ninian (R.C.) on Victoria Avenue, now the Anvil Hall Wedding Venue. © Jim Parker (2012).
Gretna Old Parish
Church (CoS) at Gretna Green. NY 319 680. © Steve Bulman. Another view. © Alan Blacklock.
Haugh of Urr, Urr Parish Church (CoS,
1914, on site of 1815 church). Many of the
monuments in the graveyard pre-date the present church. Two further views - 1,
2. NX 816 658. All © Steve Bulman (2011).
Holywood, Parish Church.
Another view. Both © James
Murray (2009).
Irongray (near
Dumfries). © Kevan Mellor. Another view. © James Murray
(2009).
Isle of Whithorn, Isle Church, which
dates from 1844. NX 478 364.
Link.
The remains of St. Ninian's
Chapel. NX 479 362.
Link1.
Link2.
Both © Dave Westrap.
Kelton, Parish Church (CoS). In the grounds stands the
Douglas Mausoleum (link). Both © James Murray
(2009). Another view. © Steve Bulman (2011). Link.
Kirk of Mochrum, the Kirk. It's dated
here
to 1794, on an older site. Another view and the
interior (taken through a
window). NX 3473 4640. All © Alan Marsden (2024).
Link.
Category B listed.
Kirkbean,
the Parish Church. NX 980 592.
© Steve Bulman. Another view. © James Murray
(2009).
Kirkconnel, Parish Church (CoS, 1729). Another view.
Link. St. Conal (R.C.).
All © James Murray (2009).
Kirkcudbright.
Kirkgunzeon, Church of Scotland.
Another view. Both © James Murray
(2009).
Kirkland, Glencairn Parish Church. which
dates from 1836-7. NX 809 904. © Dave Westrap.
Link. Maxwelton Chapel (Episcopal), built by the Laurie family, of which
Annie Laurie was an ancestor. Interior view. NX 825 894. Both
© James Murray (2009).
Kirkmadrine, the church, which
although relatively modern, is suggested to stand on the site of a very early
monastery. No longer in use, the church is mostly famous for its collection on
C5-C6 gravestones.
Interior view, taken through a
window. © Colin Waters Collection (2011).
Link.
Kirkpatrick Fleming, Parish Church (CoS). Another view. Both © Jim Parker
(2012). Link.
Kirkton, Kirkmahoe Parish Church. © James Murray (2009).
Link.
Langholm, Church of Scotland. NY 361 844. © Bill Henderson.
Lochmaben, Church of Scotland. © James
Murray (2009).
Lockerbie, Salvation Army Hall. © Rob Brettle.
Merkland (near Dunscore), former church, now a private residence. © James Murray (2009).
Middlebie, the Parish Church. NY 213
761. © Gill Webb-Tomkinson.
Minnigaff, the Monigaff Parish Church
(CoS). NX 410 666. © Dave Westrap.
Link1.
Link2.
Link3.
Moffat.
Moniaive, St. Ninian (CoS). Link.
Glencairn Memorial Institute was built in 1834 as a church, and in 1921 was sold by the United Presbyterian Church
(when it was called the Glencairn and Moniaive United Free Church) to serve as a memorial to the dead of WWI.
Link. Ruined church, probably Glencairn Free Church as listed in Pevsner.
All © James Murray (2009).
Mouswald, Parish Church. Another view. Both © James Murray (2009).
New Abbey,
the Parish Church. NX 965 660. © Steve Bulman. Another view.
© James Murray (2009). Sweetheart Abbey,
from an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern view, © Steve Bulman. And another,
© Bill Henderson.
Another view, and an "interior view",
both © James Murray (2009). Link.
After the reformation, the nave of the abbey was no longer used for services for
the local people, and they initially met for services in what had been the abbey
refectory in the south range (the low
walls in the foreground) of the abbey buildings. This was succeeded in 1731
by a new church built against or near the
south wall of the abbey nave. No
trace remains. Both © Steve Bulman (2016).
Newton Stewart.
Parton, Parish Church (CoS). To the left, and now forming part of a walled burial area, is
the remaining fragment of the old parish church. Another view. Both © James Murray (2009).
Penpont,
Church of Scotland. NX 848 944. © Dave Westrap.
Link1.
Link2.
Portpatrick,
Church of Scotland. NX 001 544. St. Andrew's Auld Kirk,
17th century, ceased being used as a church in 1842. NW 999 542. Both © Bill Henderson.
St. Ninian (Episcopal). NX
000 542. © Dave Westrap.
Link.
Ruthwell,
the Parish Church. The famous Ruthwell Cross shows in this
internal photo. NY 100 682. Both ©
Gill Webb-Tomkinson. Three further views - 1,
2, 3,
two interior views - 1,
2, the latter also showing the
cross, and a close-up of the cross
itself, all © Steve Bulman (2010).
Link.
St. John's Town of Dalry,
the Parish Church. From an old postcard in Steve Bulman's Collection. A
modern view. © James Murray (2009).
Link1. Link2.
Former church, converted to a private dwelling - identified by Janet Gimber as United Free Church. It was probably
United Presbyterian before this, and if so, the building dates from 1899, and closed ante-2006. © James Murray (2009).
Sanquhar, St. Ninian's Baptist Church. Apostolic Church of God. Both ©
James Murray (2009).
Sorbie, the ruins of the Old Kirk.
On a map of 1850 it's shown as if it is in active use.
Another view. NX 4388 4679. Both © Alan
Marsden (2024).
Category B listed, wherein it's dated to circa 1750. The village also has a
former Free/United Free
Church (2021 Streetview) off the main road, at NX 4359 4686. It pre-dates a
map of 1850, and seem to have still been in active use into the second half of
the last century. Another
Streetview, from a side street, in 2009.
Terregles,
Parish Church (C, CoS). Another view. Both © Steve Bulman (2014).
Link. Grade B listed.
Thornhill, Parish Church. Another view. This
former church is Virginhall Church (confirmed by Janet Gimber), and is now in use as a furniture shop. The
former Evangelical Union Church, now a squash club. All © James Murray (2009).
Tongland,
the roofless remains of the Parish Church. NX 698 540. Beside it stand the
even more ruinous remains of the Old
Parish Church. Both © Steve Bulman.
Torthorwald, Parish Church. © James Murray (2009).
Link.
Tundergarth, Church of Scotland (1900). This stands a couple of miles east of Lockerbie at NY 175 808.
Another view. It replaced an earlier building which was built in 1770, the overgrown ruins of which apparently stand
nearby. Both © Martin Richter (2012). Grade B listed - link.
Twynholm, the Parish Church. NX 664
542. © Steve Bulman. Another view. ©
Mark Eccles.
Tynron, the Kirk (CoS). Another view. Both © James Murray (2009).
Wanlockhead,
the former church has been closed for many years.
Another view. This may be the
"Miner's Church" mentioned on
Genuki. Both ©
Adam Schofield (2014).
Link.
Whithorn, St. Ninian's
Priory (CoS, the parish church). Interior
view. Adjacent to it are the remains of the 12th century
Priory, which was later the parish
church until the present one was built in 1822. NX 444 403. All
© Dave Westrap. Link1.
Link2.
Link3. A former United Presbyterian
Church now serves (or has served) as a petrol station. It stands on St.
John's Road and Park Lane. A map of 1850 shows
Secession Church on the same site, though aligned at 90° to the later
church. The U.P. Church had closed no later than 1959. NX 4465 4061. © Alan
Marsden (2024).
Wigtown.
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