Gargunnock, Parish Church And Burial-ground
Burial Ground (18th Century), Church (18th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Site Name Gargunnock, Parish Church And Burial-ground
Classification Burial Ground (18th Century), Church (18th Century), War Memorial(S) (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Gargunnock Church: War Memorial Pulpit; War Memorial Plaque
Canmore ID 46289
Site Number NS79SW 1
NGR NS 70706 94314
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46289
- Council Stirling
- Parish Gargunnock
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
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
Field Visit (July 1978)
Gargunnock, Parish Church and Burial-ground NS 707 943 NS79SW 1
No structural remains of the pre-Reformation church of Gargunnock are now visible. The present church is the result of rebuilding in 1774.
RCAHMS 1979, visited July 1978
(Stat Acct, xviii, 1796, 115; RCAHMS 1963, pp. 170-1, no. 172; Cowan 1967, 72)
