Description

Predominantly 18th and 19th century burial ground with some earlier stones.

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following is excluded from the listing: Scheduled monument SM8215.

Interesting group of memorials and enclosures including several tomb tables to the south of the church. Tait of Pirn enclosure to south wall with engaged Tuscan columns by sculptor Archibald Ritchie, 1851. Coped rubble boundary walls to road elevation, pyramid-capped gatepiers.

Statement of Interest

In accordance with Section 1 (4A) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) (Scotland) Act 1997 the following is excluded from the listing: Scheduled monument SM8215 (St Mary's Church, Stow).

Listed building record and statutory address updated in 2017. Previously listed as 'Old Stow Kirk and Burial Ground.'

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing

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Recommended Books

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)