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Glasgow, Rutherglen, Main Street, Rutherglen Old Parish Church
Church (20th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Glasgow, Rutherglen, Main Street, Rutherglen Old Parish Church
Classification Church (20th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) St Mary The Virgin Church; Rutherglen Parish Church; War Memorials
Canmore ID 45079
Site Number NS66SW 24
NGR NS 61304 61707
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45079
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Rutherglen (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District City Of Glasgow
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS66SW 24.00 61304 61707
NS66SW 24.01 61307 61684 Lych Gate
NS66SW 24.02 61289 61684 Dr Gorman's Statue
NS66SW 24.03 Cancelled site
NS66SW 24.04 61331 61705 Rutherglen Tower and Fragment of Old Church
(NS 6133 6170) Steeple (NR)
OS 6" map, (1968)
Rutherglen parish church was dedicated to St Mary: it belonged to Paisley Abbey. In 1791 the church was rebuilt all but the tower. This tower still stands, E of the present church along with the much older wall of the chancel against which it is built. It never had any access from the church. MacGibbon and Ross (1896-7) date the chancel wall to the Norman period (12th century), and the tower to the 14th or 15th century. The upper part of the tower was rebuilt in the 17th century.
D Ure 1793; D MacGibbon and T Ross 1896-7; H Scott et al 1915-61.
The remains of the church are as stated. The tower or steeple is in good condition. Two pier capitals and a base (? Norman) lie outside the tower. There is no trace of the foundations of the choir.
Visited by OS (J L D) 31 March 1954.
Three half capitals, an ornamented voussoir, together with the above three stones have been taken into Rutherglen Museum for safe-keeping.
Information contained in letter from A Gordon, assistant keeper, Rutherglen Museum to OS, 24 September 1980.
Architect: Sir J. J. Burnet 1900 - 2
Within Churchyard;
Tower and fragments of old Church (East gable and Tower)
Series of carved stones including twelfth century capitals (held in Rutherglen Museum)
J. J. Burnet's rebuild of Parish Church, 1900 -02
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
Mit. Lib. - Glas. In Former Times II -lithograph of old church steeple, 1850.
-photograph of old church steeple.
Mit. Lib. - Glasgow in the $0's. no 44 - 1 reproduction of a watercolour
NMRS REFERENCE:
Glasgow, Rutherglen, Main Street, Rutherglen Old Parish Church.
1 postcard (I.G. Lindsay Collection). -Missing at time of upgrade, 30.10.2000.
