Biggar Church, Churchyard | Canmore

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Churchyard (Period Unassigned)

Site Name Biggar Church, Churchyard

Classification Churchyard (Period Unassigned)

Alternative Name(s) St Mary's Church; Kirkstyle

Canmore ID 198973

Site Number NT03NW 9.01

NGR NT 04045 37924

NGR Description Centred on NT 04040 37924

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/198973

Digital Images

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the SSE.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard and Moat Park Church, taken from the N.

Historic photograph showing view from South-East.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the NNW.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the SSE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort with the churches and churchyard adjacent, taken from the NW.

General view showing table tombs.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard and Moat Park Church, taken from the WSW.

General view showing table tombs.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the N.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard and Moat Park Church, taken from the NE.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort with the churches and churchyard adjacent, taken from the S.

General view showing table tombs.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church and churchyard, taken from the NW.

General oblique aerial view centred on the remains of the fort with the churches and churchyard adjacent, taken from the SE.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the S.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the NNW.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church and churchyard, taken from the SW.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard and Moat Park Church, taken from the SW.

Detail of headstone to Bertram 1713.
Digital image of A 34904 PO

View from South.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church and churchyard, taken from the NW.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard and Moat Park Church, taken from the W.

Oblique aerial view of Biggar centred on Biggar Church, churchyard, Moat Park Church and church hall, taken from the SE.

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Administrative Areas

Council South Lanarkshire
Parish Biggar
Former Region Strathclyde
Former District Clydesdale
Former County Lanarkshire

Archaeology Notes

NMRS REFERENCE:

NT03NW 9.00 04047 37895 Church

NT03NW 9.01 c. 04045 37924 Burial Ground

NT03NW 9.02 0403 3786 Gates and Gate-Piers

Architecture Notes

NMRS REFERENCE

Architect

David Bryce - restoration 1870/71

EXTERNAL REFERENCE

National Library

General Hutton MSS Vol 1 No 58

Plan of the Church

Society Antiquaries of Scotland. Topographical Collection - 1 Lithograph

Activities

Measured Survey (2 September 2018 - 28 October 2018)

NT 04047 37896 A plane table survey at 1:100 scale was completed, 2 September-28 October 2018, to show the exact location of grave stones. These were first identified by Sheila Scott in 'The Upper Ward of Lanarkshire, Monumental Inscriptions pre-1855', 1977. This, in turn was based on the survey made by John Smith (National Library of Scotland MS 2238, Epitaphs St Mary's Churchyard, Biggar, 1916). A new database was created linking this survey to original and newly found inscriptions. Supplementary photographs were taken.

Archive: Biggar and Upper Clydesdale Museum

Brenda Dreghorn, Peter Dreghorn, David Drury, Bill Glass and Jim Ness - Biggar Archaeology

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