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Publication Account
Date 1986
Event ID 1017451
Category Descriptive Accounts
Type Publication Account
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/1017451
The roofless shell of the most intact medieval parish church in the region stands in the churchyard at Buittle to the south ofits 19th century successor. It consists of a plain unaisled nave to which a wider and more elaborate chancel has been added. The nave possibly belongs to the 13th century, while the belfry and other minor alterations are post-Refonnation products. The east wall of the chancel has an array of three single-light windows, beneath which there is a later central doorway. The form of the chancel arch, and the heads of the window embrasures indicate perhaps a late 13th or early 14th century date.
This church may date substantially from the era of Balliollordship of Buittle between 1234 and 1296, but the chancel may belong to the period of Douglas possession after 1325. In 1347 the parish and its church were appropriated by the abbot and convent of Sweetheart Abbey. It remained in use until the present parish church was built in 1819. There is a tradition, first recorded in 1684, that the church of this parish was originally at Kirkennan (NX 8258) where remains of burials, but not buildings, have been found.
Information from ‘Exploring Scotland’s Heritage: Dumfries and Galloway’, (1986).
