Eckford Parish Church
Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (17th Century), Pillory (Post Medieval), Bell (Medieval)
Site Name Eckford Parish Church
Classification Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (17th Century), Pillory (Post Medieval), Bell (Medieval)
Canmore ID 58233
Site Number NT72NW 21
NGR NT 70617 27048
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/58233
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Eckford
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Roxburgh
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT72NW 21 70617 27048.
Eckford Church.
This church stands by the Jedburgh-Kelso road more than half a mile NNW of the village of Eckford. To the original structure, which was built between 1665 and 1668, (C L McLaren 1904), two-storeyed N aisle was added in 1722 to accommodate a burial-vault with a laird's loft and retiring-room above it. The church itself has also been so extensively rebuilt that it is now mainly a modern structure. From its S wall hang a pair of jougs, 5 1/2ins in diameter, which date from 1718.(C L McLaren 1904).
The small finial-cross illustrated in PSAS, (W Laidlaw 1905), measuring 1ft 7in in height and 12 3/4in in breadth, lies in a burial-enclosure at the W corner of the churchyard....
RCAHMS 1956, visited 22 March 1933, 19 October 1944 and 3 September 1951; Fasti Eccles Scot, H Scott et al, 1866-71.
NT 7061 2705 The church is as described by the Commission and is still in use. Its dedication is not known.
Visited by OS(RD) 14 November 1967.
EXTERNAL REFERENCE:
Scottish Record Office:
GD/28/Box 3 Supp.
Repairs to private isle done by James Thomson. Yester papers, n.d.
To the original structure, which was built between 1665 and 1668, (C L McLaren 1904), two-storeyed N aisle was added in 1722 to accommodate a burial-vault with a laird's loft and retiring-room above it. The church itself has also been so extensively rebuilt that it is now mainly a modern structure. From its S wall hang a pair of jougs, 5 1/2ins in diameter, which date from 1718.(C L McLaren 1904). (RCAHMS)
Archaeological Evaluation (18 March 2020 - 28 July 2020)
NT 70609 27008 The archaeological works associated with the planned development consisted of Historic Building Recording at the former parish church, and an archaeological evaluation of the Glebe (located to the west of the church graveyard). The historic building recording created a baseline record of the church and its architectural features, identifying five distinct units within the complex of buildings, some of which date to the original church construction in the 1660s, whilst other elements relate to later renovations, or more recent repair works.
Six evaluation trenches were excavated in the adjacent glebe ahead of development, with one containing features identified as being potentially archaeological. Three possible features were discovered, however all three features appeared to be of either a more modern date, or not archaeologically significant.
Information from I. Hill – Heritage and Archaeological Research Practice (HARP), 2020.
(Source: DES Volume 21)
OASIS ID: heritage8-433871
Sbc Note
Visibility: This is an upstanding building.
Information from Scottish Borders Council.
