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Old Parish Church Graveyard, Inch

A Category B Listed Building in Mid Galloway and Wigtown West, Dumfries and Galloway

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Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9065 / 54°54'23"N

Longitude: -4.9618 / 4°57'42"W

OS Eastings: 210221

OS Northings: 560884

OS Grid: NX102608

Mapcode National: GBR GH4R.00C

Mapcode Global: WH2S7.RXGZ

Plus Code: 9C6QW24Q+J7

Entry Name: Old Parish Church Graveyard, Inch

Listing Name: Lochinch Heritage Estate, Old Parish Church Graveyard Including Gatepiers, Gates, Railings and Boundary Walls

Listing Date: 20 July 1972

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 342588

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB10178

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200342588

Location: Inch

County: Dumfries and Galloway

Electoral Ward: Mid Galloway and Wigtown West

Parish: Inch

Traditional County: Wigtownshire

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Description

Asymmetrical-plan graveyard to Old Parish Church. Headstone graves; several column memorials. Predominantly dating from 19th century; earliest stone dated 1697 (RCAHMS, p16).

GATEPIERS, GATES, RAILINGS AND BOUNDARY WALLS: pair of rubble drumpiers to SE of graveyard; conical cap missing from pier to right. Iron railings and rubble walls enclose graveyard site.

Statement of Interest

Graveyard to Old Parish Church (see separate list description) containing good quality gravestones. A school to the N of the church is marked on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map, 1848. Other listings on the Lochinch Heritage Estate include Balker Farmhouse, Balker Lodge, Black Loch Boathouse, Black Stables Cottage, Canal Cottage, Castle Kennedy, Castle Kennedy Bridge, Castle Kennedy gatepiers, gates and boundary walls, Castle Kennedy Lodge, Castle Kennedy Walled Garden, East Lodge, Garden Cottage, Ice House, Kennels, Kennel's House, Kitchen Garden, Lochinch Castle, Lochinch Stable Court, Main Lodge, Main Lodge gatepiers, gates and boundary walls, Old Parish Church, 3 Sundials and White Loch Boathouse.

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