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Irvine, Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church
Church (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Irvine, Kirkgate, Irvine Old Parish Church
Classification Church (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Kirkgate Square; Kirk Vennel; Riverside Walk; Peden Place
Canmore ID 41944
Site Number NS33NW 38
NGR NS 32205 38672
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/41944
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- Council North Ayrshire
- Parish Irvine
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Cunninghame
- Former County Ayrshire
NS33NW 38.00 32205 38672
Irvine Old Parish Church [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, May 2010.
NS33NW 38.01 Centred NS 32177 38638 Churchyard
Church built 1774 partly on the site of its predecessor, various repairs up to 1830. Tombstones in burial-ground date back to 1596 and include that of Covenanters James Blackwood and John McCoull, executed in 1666. The stone marking the grave was erected in 1823.
Pais Reg 1832; NSA 1845; J Gibson 1881; J Thomson 1903; H Scott 1915-61; R Reid 1919; A McJannet 1938; G Hay 1957; I B Cowan 1967; A S Horne and J B Hardie 1974; A T Simpson and S Stevenson 1980.
NS33NW 38.00 32205 38672
NS33NW 38.01 32177 38638 Churchyard
NMRS REFERENCE
NMRS Microfilm & Microfiche Collection
MONUMENTAL INSCRIPTIONS WITHIN CUNNINGHAME DISTRICT
copyright: Cunninghame District Council
acc.no. 1990/57
Reels 4 - 6 (Irvine Area), accompanied by index on microfiche
Large classical box church with elegant steeple by David Muir 1772-4. Interior has fine C19 stained glass, some by the Keir family and a modern window dedicated to Burns who worshipped in the church when resident in Irvine. Interior underwent repair and restoration at least twice in the C19.
Photographed on behalf of the Buildings of Scotland publications.
RCAHMS 2009.
