Bentpath, Westerkirk Parish Church
Burial Ground (Medieval) - (19th Century), Church (19th Century) (1881), Church (Medieval), Gate Pier(S) (19th Century), Wall (Post Medieval), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Bentpath, Westerkirk Parish Church
Classification Burial Ground (Medieval) - (19th Century), Church (19th Century) (1881), Church (Medieval), Gate Pier(S) (19th Century), Wall (Post Medieval), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Westerkirk, Old Graveyard; Westerkirk Parish Church, Retaining Walls And Gatepiers; War Memorial Plaques And Window
Canmore ID 92163
Site Number NY39SW 18
NGR NY 31180 90310
NGR Description NY 3118 9031 and NY 31270 90340
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/92163
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Westerkirk
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Annandale And Eskdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
Late 19th century Gothic church located on northern bank of River Esk within historic village of Bentpath, in wider improved rural valley landscape. Screening from nearby conifer planting to south and east; approach and exit open with views across bridge.
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
Gatepiers and retaining walls associated with late 19th century Gothic church located on northern bank of River Esk within historic village of Bentpath, in wider improved rural valley landscape. Screening from nearby conifer planting to south and east.
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
SMT Magazine, March 1951 - photograph
Field Visit (August 1980)
Westerkirk, Old Parish Church and Burial-ground NY 312 903 NY39SW 2
Nothing now remains of the medieval parish church of Westerkirk, mentioned in the early 14th century, or of a church built in 1788, both of which probably stood in the burial-ground 70m ENE of the modern parish church (built in 1888).
RCAHMS 1980, visited August 1980
(Stat. Acct, xi, 1794, 514-5, 524; Armstrong 1883, 95-9; Hyslop and Hyslop 1912, 475-80; Cowan 1967, 208)
Note (1997)
NY39SW 18.00 3127 9033
Westerkirk. Listed as church and burial-ground.
RCAHMS 1997.
Project (29 May 2014)
An archaeological evaluation was undertaken by CFA Archaeology Ltd, a desk based assessment and walk over survey (May 29th 2014) was conducted
The historic environment record within the Site Boundary is relatively limited, although there is some potential for the proposed development site to contain previously unknown heritage assets from at least the later prehistoric period onwards, given the historic landscape character of the wider area. Taking this into account, the archaeological potential of the proposed development site is considered to be low.
A summary assessment, on a site by site basis, of the predicted effects on the settings of assets within a 10km radius where the blade tip ZTV indicates that there would be theoretical views of one or more turbines
information from Héléna Gray, (CFA Archaeology Ltd), August 2015
OASIS ID: cfaarcha1-278420
