Archaeology Notes

Event ID 706531

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Archaeology Notes

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NS79SW 1 7070 9430

(NS 7070 9430) Gargunnock parish church is said to have been 'rebuilt' in 1774 (Statistical Account [OSA] 1796), but this must presumably mean a complete reconstuction from the ground up as no signs can be seen in the fabric of earlier work. It is oblong on plan, 50 x 29', with an aisle projecting 15'8" from the middle of the N side. Its fabric is of good rubble, with dressed masonry at quoins and voids. Until recently, the exterior was harled. All three gables. The old bell, dated 1702, is preserved in the garden of the manse. Entrance is obtained, at ground level, by a central door in the E and W gables, and the trace of another door, now built up, can be seen in the E wall of the aisle. At an upper level, there is a central door, reached by a stone forestair, in each of the three gables to give access to the three galleries.

RCAHMS 1963, visited 1952

This church, as described by the RCAHMS, is in normal use.

Visited by OS (RD) 19 September 1968