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Polmont, Bo'ness Road, Old Church And Churchyard
Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (18th Century), Churchyard (Post Medieval), Loopholed Wall (Second World War)
Site Name Polmont, Bo'ness Road, Old Church And Churchyard
Classification Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (18th Century), Churchyard (Post Medieval), Loopholed Wall (Second World War)
Alternative Name(s) Polmont North; Polmont Parish Church
Canmore ID 47909
Site Number NS97NW 7
NGR NS 93671 79310
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/47909
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Grangemouth
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS97NW 7 93671 79310
NS97NW 125 93672 79264 Polmont North Parish Church
(NS 93681 79310) Church (NR) (In Ruins)
OS 6" map (1938)
The old parish church of Polmont, now roofless, consists of a main block, 75'9" E-W by 30'6" with an aisle projecting from the middle of the N side. It was built in 1732 (Statistical Account {OSA} 1792).
A chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Polmont is mentioned in 1498, but no tradition exists to connect it with this or any other site. There are no pre-1707 tombstones in the graveyard.
OSA 1792; RCAHMS 1963, visited 1952
The old church is as described.
Visited by OS (JP) 9 January 1974
EXTERNAL REFERENCE
The Scots Magazine - September, p666 - letter and photograph
Photographic Survey (June 1959)
Photographic survey by the Scottish National Buildings Record in June 1959.
Field Visit (July 1977)
Polmont, Old Church NS 936 793 NS97NW 7
There is documentary evidence for the existence of a church in Polmont in 1498, but the ruined church now standing on this site was built in 1732; it occupies the N part of the graveyard of the present church.
RCAHMS 1978, visited July 1977
(RCAHMS 1963, p. 154, No. 142)
Project (1 January 2005)
Pillbox Study Group comprised a list of Second World War sites, drawn together from various documentary sources and field work.
The project is informal and recording is mostly crowd sourced by submissions to the Pillbox Study Group Forum and Facebook Group as well as a number of other online groups and websites. The aim is to continue the work of the original Defence of Britain survey run by the CBA and record the locations and status of 20th century military and civil defence sites. Site visits are often undertaken group members to confirm the status of known sites and record new ones.
Note (4 September 2020)
(NS 93588 79269 to NS 93697 79246) Information supplied by the Pillbox Study Group indicate at least 26 loopholes are visible in the S-facing wall of the churchyard.
Information from HES (AKK) 4 September 2020
