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Garvald Church And Churchyard
Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (Post Medieval)
Site Name Garvald Church And Churchyard
Classification Burial Ground (Post Medieval), Church (Post Medieval)
Alternative Name(s) Garrel Church; Garvald Old Parish Church And Burial-ground
Canmore ID 66418
Site Number NY09SW 4
NGR NY 04125 90312
NGR Description NY 04125 90312
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/66418
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Kirkmichael (Nithsdale)
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
NY09SW 4 04125 90312
(NY 0412 9030) Garvald Church (NR)
(Remains of)
OS 6" map, (1957).
Location formerly entered as NY 0412 9030 and NY 04127 90301.
This church is some 60ft. 4in. long and 22ft. 3in. broad externally, walls 3 to 4ft. thick. The date 1617 is cut in the lintel of the W entrance. Said to have been rebuilt in 1617, the church was allowed to fall into ruin when the parish of Garrel (G Chalmers 1890), Garwald (G Chalmers 1890), Garvald was annexed to Kirkmichael in 1660. The churchyard is stone-walled.
NSA 1841; RCAHMS 1920.
As described. To be revised by field surveyor.
Visited by OS (D W R) 10 October 1972.
Garvald Church (remains of)
Graveyard [NAT]
OS (GIS) MasterMap, August 2009.
Note (18 March 2024)
A ruined church and burial ground is depicted on the 1st edition of the OS 6-inch map (1861).
Information from HES (D Watson) 18 March 2024
