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Old Parish Church, High Street, Kirriemuir

A Category B Listed Building in Kirriemuir, Angus

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Coordinates

Latitude: 56.6729 / 56°40'22"N

Longitude: -3.0034 / 3°0'12"W

OS Eastings: 338610

OS Northings: 753910

OS Grid: NO386539

Mapcode National: GBR VJ.MNB9

Mapcode Global: WH7QB.VJ0T

Plus Code: 9C8RMXFW+5J

Entry Name: Old Parish Church, High Street, Kirriemuir

Listing Name: Kirriemuir Barony Parish Church, High Street and Bank Street

Listing Date: 11 June 1971

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 381681

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB36810

Building Class: Cultural

Also known as: Kirriemuir Barony Parish Church
Kirriemuir, High Street, Old Parish Church

ID on this website: 200381681

Location: Kirriemuir

County: Angus

Town: Kirriemuir

Electoral Ward: Kirriemuir and Dean

Traditional County: Angus

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Description

James Playfair 1786-8. Rectangular plan, red rough ashlar,
2-storey treatment, arched windows at upper level with
original glazing: 7 windows down flank; end bays advanced;
5-windows w. gable, end bays advanced, 2-stage clock tower
and octagonal spire of very simple form. Slated. Interesting
galleried interior of slim superimposed doric orders;
segmental ceiling. Reseated John Carver 1873, further
alterations later; hall added 1904.

Statement of Interest

B group.

The central area of Kirriemuir still substantially retains

the warm red sandstone character of the period of Sir J.M.

Barrie's novels. Most of the shop fronts are either original

or mid-Victorian. Only the Parish Church and the British

Linen Bank are of high architectural interest in the academic

sense. The remainder is well-proportioned provincial Georgian

vernacular with a few Victorian replacements. But the

internal grouping and spaces have much character and

atmosphere while the outward grouping on a high bank in the

bend of the Gairie Burn is picturesque. A fair number of

items are included for group value only, i.e. unity of

character and material.

Ecclesiastical building in use as such.

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