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Thornhill, Manse Road, Morton Parish Church
Church (19th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Thornhill, Manse Road, Morton Parish Church
Classification Church (19th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) War Memorial Plaques; Thornhill Congregational Church War Memorial Plaque
Canmore ID 212143
Site Number NX89NE 157
NGR NX 88235 95813
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/212143
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Morton
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NX89NE 157 88235 95813
For Morton Old Church, see NX89NE 8.
Architect: William Burn 1839
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Scottish Records Office
GD 213/54/page 201
Proposal to build a new Kirk.
Letter from John Maxwell, factor to Richard Oswald.
He reports that the Duke of Queensberry proposes to build a new Kirk for the Parish of Morton near Thornhill. The present Kirk is in a ruinous state.
1776
Construction (1839 - 1840)
Architect William Burn. Measured drawings from 1839-1840.
