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New Abbey Parish Church, Sweetheart Abbey, New Abbey

A Category B Listed Building in New Abbey, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9776 / 54°58'39"N

Longitude: -3.6184 / 3°37'6"W

OS Eastings: 296513

OS Northings: 565971

OS Grid: NX965659

Mapcode National: GBR 3B5W.FG

Mapcode Global: WH5X3.D45Y

Plus Code: 9C6RX9HJ+2J

Entry Name: New Abbey Parish Church, Sweetheart Abbey, New Abbey

Listing Name: New Abbey Village New Abbey Parish Church

Listing Date: 4 November 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 351220

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB17324

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: New Abbey, Sweetheart Abbey, New Abbey Parish Church

ID on this website: 200351220

Location: New Abbey

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Abbey

Parish: New Abbey

Traditional County: Kirkcudbrightshire

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Description

James Barbour of Dumfries, architect. Built 1876-7. T-plan
Gothic church with gabled belfry raised high above porch in
south east re-entrant angle. Squared and snecked white
granite blocks with red sandstone ashlar dressings and
bull-faced quoins; some single angle buttresses.
Geometric-traceried, pointed and hood-moulded windows, gabled
main porch on east side of nave, pointed doorway in splayed
reveals, hood-mould with dog-tooth ornament. Belfry,
curiously 2-dimensional, with traceried 2-light opening on
buttressed tall shaft.
Continuous string stepped to link cills and carried as
hood-mould over south-facing doors. Blocked eaves;
saw-toothed skews; cross finial over either main gable; slate
roof. Modern hall added to west is excluded from listing.
Interior: elaborate roof timbers; low octagonal pulpit,
leaded south window inserted after 1914.

Statement of Interest

Ecclesiastical Building in use as such.

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