Innerleithen, Leithen Road, Kirklands, Innerleithen Parish Church
Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (18th Century)
Site Name Innerleithen, Leithen Road, Kirklands, Innerleithen Parish Church
Classification Burial Ground (Period Unassigned), Church (18th Century)
Canmore ID 53167
Site Number NT33NW 46
NGR NT 33426 37528
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/53167
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Innerleithen
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT33NW 46 3343 3751
NT33NW 9 33208 36949 Cross
NT33NW 125 33192 36947 Innerleithen Parish Church (New)
Innerleithen parish church was built in 1786.
NSA 1845
It was demolished in 1871, the cross-shaft described on NT33NW 9 being found in its foundations. There is no trace of this church.
Visited by OS (EGC) 19 June 1961.
Sbc Note (21 March 2016)
Visibility: This was the site of an archaeological monument, which may no longer be visible.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
Field Visit (July 2021)
NT 3342 3752 Work commenced on a comprehensive survey of the 18th-/19th-century burial ground at Kirklands, Leithen Road, Innerleithen (Canmore no 53167). Although constrained by Covid-19 regulations, excellent progress was made during the summer of 2021.
Work to date has included the creation of an accurate site plan showing the position of all remaining gravestones and structures lying within the perimeter wall. The survey was carried out using ‘survey-grade’ GPS and each monument has been allocated a unique reference number to facilitate further recording and analysis of data.
Currently, the surveyors are in the process of recording the details of individual gravestones and these will be complemented by a comprehensive photographic record of the monuments and other graveyard features of interest. Memorials of special historical interest will also be recorded using 3D photogrammetric modelling techniques.
As well as providing a detailed record of the graveyard, it is expected that analysis of the memorials will provide valuable insights into the life expectancy, health, and living conditions of the people of Innerleithen during the early modern period.
Further details of project available on request.
Archive: Peeblesshire Archaeological Society (intended); Scottish Borders Council; Borders Family History Society
Stephen Scott and Neil Crawford – Peeblesshire Archaeological Society
(Source: DES Vol 22)
Field Visit (July 2022 - August 2022)
NT 3342 3752 Work is continuing on the survey and recording of the 18th-/19th-century burial ground at Kirklands, Leithen Road, Innerleithen (Canmore ID: 53167).
Good progress was made during the summer of 2022 and the surveyors have now recorded details for more than three-quarters of the existing monuments in the graveyard. It is hoped that the recording process will be completed early in 2023, so that the resulting data can be analysed and prepared for publication.
As well as providing a detailed record of the graveyard, it is expected that analysis of the memorials will provide valuable insights into the life expectancy, health and living conditions of the people buried in the cemetery.
Further details of project available on request.
Archive: Peeblesshire Archaeological Society (intended); copies to be submitted to Scottish Borders Council & Borders Family History Society
Stephen Scott and Neil Crawford – Peeblesshire Archaeological Society
(Source: DES Volume 23)
